ArticleAddictive behaviors2018
Polysubstance use profiles among electronic dance music party attendees in New York City and their relation to use of new psychoactive substances.
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- Effects of Serial Polydrug Use on the Rewarding and Aversive Effects of the Novel Synthetic Cathinone Eutylone.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- 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
- Increasing prevalence of illicit drug use among employees at Swedish workplaces over a 25-year period.European journal of public health · 2022Article
- Alcohol Protective Behavioral Strategies in Young Spanish Adults in the Community: A Prospective Study of Perceived Efficacy and Social Norms.Psicothema · 2022Article
- Patterns and motivations of polysubstance use: a rapid review of the qualitative evidence.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2022Review
- No Good Time Without Drugs: Qualitative Study Among Nightlife Attendees in Tbilisi, Georgia.Adiktologie · 2022Article
- Changes in Alcohol Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Young Adults: The Prospective Effect of Anxiety and Depression.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Virtual raves and happy hours during COVID-19: New drug use contexts for electronic dance music partygoers.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundElectronic Dance Music (EDM) party attendees are often polysubstance users and are at high risk for use of new psychoactive substances (NPS). We sought to identify patterns of use of common illegal drugs among EDM party attendees, sociodemographic correlates, and use of NPS as a function of patterns of use of more common drugs to inform prevention and harm reduction.
methodUsing time-space-sampling, 1045 individuals aged 18-40 were surveyed entering EDM parties in New York City. We queried past-year use of common illegal drugs and 98 NPS. We conducted latent class analysis to identify polysubstance use profiles of use of eight common drugs (i.e., ecstasy, ketamine, LSD, mushrooms, powder cocaine, marijuana, amphetamine, benzodiazepines). Relationships between drug classification membership and sociodemographics and use of drugs within six NPS categories were examined.
resultsWe identified four profiles of use of common drugs: non-polysubstance use (61.1%), extensive polysubstance use (19.2%), moderate polysubstance use/stimulants (12.8%), and moderate polysubstance use/psychedelics (6.7%). Those in the moderate/psychedelic group were at higher odds of using NPS with psychedelic-type effects (2C, tryptamines, and other "new" psychedelics; Ps<0.05). Extensive polysubstance users were at increased odds of reporting use of 2C drugs, synthetic cathinones ("bath salts"), tryptamines, other new (non-phenethylamine) psychedelics, new dissociatives, and synthetic cannabinoids (Ps<0.05).
conclusionNPS preference is linked to the profile of use of common drugs among individuals in the EDM scene. Most participants were identified as non-polysubstance users, but findings may help inform preventive and harm reduction interventions among those at risk in this scene.
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