ArticleThe International journal on drug policy2019
Adverse drug-related effects among electronic dance music party attendees.
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- A systematic review of literature on substance use in nightlife settings utilizingDrug and alcohol dependence reports · 2025Review
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- Trends in poisonings involving ketamine in the United States, 2019-2023.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Increases in the use of drug testing kits among nightclub and festival attendees in New York City who use ecstasy, 2017-2022.Drug and alcohol review · 2024Article
- National and regional trends in seizures of shrooms (psilocybin) in the United States, 2017-2022.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2024Article
- Cannabis use and dependence among festival attendees: results from the French OCTOPUS survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Tusi: a new ketamine concoction complicating the drug landscape.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2023Article
- Adverse drug effects as a deterrent against willingness to use in the future among nightclub/festival attendees.Drug and alcohol review · 2023Article
- Trends and correlates of discordant reporting of drug use among nightclub/festival attendees, 2019-2022.Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2023Article
- Characteristics of poisonings involving ketamine in the United States, 2019-2021.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- Prevalence of self-reported adverse effects associated with drug use among nightclub and festival attendees, 2019-2022.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2023Article
- Young Adult Nightclub Participants Who Attend Adult Entertainment Clubs: Sexual Risk and Substance Use Behaviors.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Substance Use and Attendance Motives of Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Event Attendees: A Survey Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Risky Party and Nightclub Attendance during the COVID-19 Nightlife Shutdown in New York City.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundDrug use is prevalent among electronic dance music (EDM) party attendees, but research is needed to determine the extent of adverse drug-related outcomes in this population in order to better inform prevention and harm reduction efforts.
method1029 adults were surveyed entering EDM parties in New York City in 2018. Those reporting past-year use of a drug were asked if they experienced a harmful or very unpleasant effect after use in which they were concerned about their immediate safety. They were also asked about co-use of other drugs and whether they sought help.
resultsWe estimate that a third (33.5%) of EDM party attendees have experienced a drug-related adverse effect in the past year. Two-thirds (67.8%) of adverse effects involved use of alcohol. Relative to use, adverse effects most commonly resulted from use of opioids (e.g., prescription opioid misuse, 41.2%) or alcohol (33.9%). Among those reporting an adverse effect, concomitant use of other drugs was common, particularly among users of LSD (56.5%), ketamine (56.3%), cocaine (55.7%), and ecstasy/MDMA/Molly (47.7%). Adverse effects resulting from synthetic cathinone ("bath salt") use were most likely to result in a hospital visit (57.1%).
conclusionAdverse effects from drug use are common among those in the EDM party scene and polydrug use appears to be a common risk factor. More research is needed, however, to determine the extent of event-specific adverse outcomes. Results can inform prevention and harm reduction efforts in this population.
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