ArticleThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2016
Self-reported use of novel psychoactive substances among attendees of electronic dance music venues.
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- Assessing self-reported use of new psychoactive substances: The impact of gate questions.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2017Trial
- Recreational Drug Use at a Music Festival: A Dual Approach Using Hair Biomarkers Analysis and Participant Self-Reported Drug Use.Drug testing and analysis · 2026Article
- Self-Reported Adverse Effects Associated With New Psychoactive Substance Use in a Sample of Adults From 20 US Cities.Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- A systematic review of literature on substance use in nightlife settings utilizingDrug and alcohol dependence reports · 2025Review
- Prevalence and correlates of self-reported new psychoactive substance use among adults in 20 US cities: Results from National Drug Early Warning System surveillance.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Use of reagent test kits and fentanyl test strips among electronic music festival attendees in Colorado: prevalence, barriers, and behavior in response to drug checking.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Acute Effects of the Psychedelic Phenethylamine 25I-NBOMe in C57BL/6J Male Mice.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- Simultaneous cannabis and psychedelic use among festival and concert attendees in Colorado: characterizing enhancement and adverse reactions using mixed methods.Journal of cannabis research · 2024Article
- First results of the French OCTOPUS survey among festival attendees: a latent class analysis.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Feasibility of using breath sampling of non-volatiles to estimate the prevalence of illicit drug use among nightlife attendees.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Illicit Drug Use and Associated Problems in the Nightlife Scene: A Potential Setting for Prevention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Self-Correction of Unreported Marijuana Use by Participants Taking a Street Intercept Survey.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2020Article
- Designers Drugs-A New Challenge to Emergency Departments-An Observational Study in Poland.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Observational
- Prevalence of Novel Psychoactive Substance (NPS) Use in Patients Admitted to Drug Detoxification Treatment.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- High Prevalence of Tobacco Product and E-Cigarette Use among Electronic Dance Music Party Attendees.Substance use & misuse · 2020Article
- Adverse drug-related effects among electronic dance music party attendees.The International journal on drug policy · 2019Article
- Consistency of self-reported drug use among electronic dance music party attendees.Drug and alcohol review · 2019Article
- Use of "Lean" Among Electronic Dance Music Party Attendees.The American journal on addictions · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundNovel psychoactive substances (NPSs) continue to emerge in the United States and worldwide. Few epidemiological studies have examined the prevalence and correlates of use.
objectiveWe examined the extent of NPS use in a high-risk population-attendees of electronic dance music (EDM) parties at nightclubs and festivals.
methodsWe surveyed 682 adults (age 18-25) entering EDM events at nightclubs and festivals in New York City (NYC) in 2015. A variation of time-space sampling was used. We examined the prevalence of self-reported use of 196 NPS and correlates of any NPS use.
resultsOver a third (35.1%) of participants reported lifetime use of any NPS. Self-reported use of synthetic cannabinoids was most prevalent (16.3%), followed by psychedelic phenethylamines (14.7%; 2C series: 10.3%, 2-(4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-[(2-methoxyphenyl)methyl]ethanamine [NBOMe] series: 9.0%, Dox series: 3.5%), synthetic cathinones ("bath salts", 6.9%), other psychedelics (6.6%), tryptamines (5.1%), and dissociatives (4.3%). 2C-I was the most prevalent 2C series drug (5.1%); methylone was the most prevalent synthetic cathinone (3.3%), 2-MeO-ketamine was the most prevalent dissociative (3.7%), and 1P-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) (2.9%) was the most prevalent non-phenethylamine psychedelic. Risk factors for NPS use included Ecstasy/MDMA/Molly, LSD, and ketamine use; identifying as bisexual (compared to heterosexual), reporting higher frequency of nightclub/festival attendance, and being surveyed outside of a festival (compared to those surveyed outside of nightclubs). DISCUSSION: NPS use is prevalent in the nightclub and festival scenes in NYC. Since individuals in these scenes-especially frequent attendees-are at high risk for use, prevention and harm reduction services need to be geared toward this population.
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