ArticleHarm reduction journal2022
A qualitative investigation exploring why dance festivals are risky environments for drug use and potential adverse outcomes.
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- Glastonbury Festival: Medical Care at the World's Largest Greenfield Music Festival.Prehospital and disaster medicine · 2024Article
- Exploring the subjective experience of rave party participants in Israel who consume psychedelic drugs: a qualitative inquiry.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Associations between individual hallucinogens and hallucinogen misuse among U.S. Adults who recently initiated hallucinogen use.Addictive behaviors reports · 2023Article
- Associations between short-term ambient temperature exposure and emergency department visits for amphetamine, cocaine, and opioid use in California from 2005 to 2019.Environment international · 2023Article
- Substance use, harm reduction attitudes and behaviors among attendees of nature rave parties in Israel.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Prevalence of self-reported adverse effects associated with drug use among nightclub and festival attendees, 2019-2022.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2023Article
- Barriers to help-seeking among music festival attendees in New South Wales, Australia.Drug and alcohol review · 2022Article
- 'You Can Die With Me But I Won't Let You Live With Me', Exploring Social Influences on the Continuation of Heroin Use in Men Who Use Heroin.Substance use : research and treatmentArticle
- Seasonal Variation of Use of Common Psychedelics and Party Drugs Among Nightclub/Festival Attendees in New York City.Journal of psychoactive drugsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDance festivals have been shown to be high-risk events for use of drugs such as ecstasy/MDMA and possible adverse effects associated with use. However, few studies have examined what makes festivals such risky environments. We aimed to determine festival-specific risk factors for adverse outcomes related to drug use.
methodsIn-depth interviews were conducted with 35 key informants in North America who deemed themselves experts in new psychoactive substances, and identified as drug checkers, sellers, or experienced users. Interviews were coded in an inductive manner, and we conducted thematic analysis to identify relevant themes.
resultsWe identified four main themes focusing on festival attendance as a risk factor for risky drug use and related outcomes: attendees inexperienced with electronic dance music parties and party drugs, risky drug purchasing, risky drug use practices, and festival-specific environmental risk factors. Festivals attract a wide array of people not experienced with party drugs, yet drugs like ecstasy are commonly sought by such individuals inside festivals. Relying on strangers inside to purchase drugs is a risk factor for purchasing adulterated product. Fear of security/police at festivals leads to risky drug-taking such as ingesting one's full batch of drugs at the entrance. These risks are compounded by environmental factors including crowding, hot temperature, and lack of water (which lead to dehydration), long/consecutive event days (which can lead to exhaustion), and inadequate medical emergency response.
conclusionsWe determined modifiable risk factors which can both inform future research and future prevention and harm reduction efforts in this scene.
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