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Illicit Drug Use and Associated Problems in the Nightlife Scene: A Potential Setting for Prevention

Illicit drug use is prevalent in the nightlife scene, especially at electronic dance music (EDM) events. The aim of the present study was to investigate illicit drug use patterns and consequences of drug use among frequent visitors of EDM events. Young adults (18–34 years old) who had visited at lea...

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Autores principales: Feltmann, Kristin, Elgán, Tobias H., Strandberg, Anna K., Kvillemo, Pia, Jayaram-Lindström, Nitya, Grabski, Meryem, Waldron, Jon, Freeman, Tom, Curran, Helen Valerie, Gripenberg, Johanna
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8125188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33946164
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094789
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author Feltmann, Kristin
Elgán, Tobias H.
Strandberg, Anna K.
Kvillemo, Pia
Jayaram-Lindström, Nitya
Grabski, Meryem
Waldron, Jon
Freeman, Tom
Curran, Helen Valerie
Gripenberg, Johanna
author_facet Feltmann, Kristin
Elgán, Tobias H.
Strandberg, Anna K.
Kvillemo, Pia
Jayaram-Lindström, Nitya
Grabski, Meryem
Waldron, Jon
Freeman, Tom
Curran, Helen Valerie
Gripenberg, Johanna
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description Illicit drug use is prevalent in the nightlife scene, especially at electronic dance music (EDM) events. The aim of the present study was to investigate illicit drug use patterns and consequences of drug use among frequent visitors of EDM events. Young adults (18–34 years old) who had visited at least six EDM events in Sweden during the past year participated in a web-based survey on drug use patterns and its consequences. Fifty-nine percent of participants had used illicit drugs during the past year, most often cannabis followed by ecstasy, cocaine, and amphetamine. Nightlife venues were identified as the main setting for the use of central stimulants, while cannabis was mostly used at home. Frequent alcohol and tobacco use was associated with illicit drug use. The most prevalent negative consequences of drug use were related to mental health, such as impairments in mood, sleep, and memory problems, but physical manifestations were also reported, such as palpitations and collapsing. These findings confirm that drug use is prevalent and associated with negative health effects among EDM nightlife attendees. The nightlife scene is a setting with promising potential to reach a high-risk target group with illicit drug use prevention interventions.
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spelling pubmed-81251882021-05-17 Illicit Drug Use and Associated Problems in the Nightlife Scene: A Potential Setting for Prevention Feltmann, Kristin Elgán, Tobias H. Strandberg, Anna K. Kvillemo, Pia Jayaram-Lindström, Nitya Grabski, Meryem Waldron, Jon Freeman, Tom Curran, Helen Valerie Gripenberg, Johanna Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Illicit drug use is prevalent in the nightlife scene, especially at electronic dance music (EDM) events. The aim of the present study was to investigate illicit drug use patterns and consequences of drug use among frequent visitors of EDM events. Young adults (18–34 years old) who had visited at least six EDM events in Sweden during the past year participated in a web-based survey on drug use patterns and its consequences. Fifty-nine percent of participants had used illicit drugs during the past year, most often cannabis followed by ecstasy, cocaine, and amphetamine. Nightlife venues were identified as the main setting for the use of central stimulants, while cannabis was mostly used at home. Frequent alcohol and tobacco use was associated with illicit drug use. The most prevalent negative consequences of drug use were related to mental health, such as impairments in mood, sleep, and memory problems, but physical manifestations were also reported, such as palpitations and collapsing. These findings confirm that drug use is prevalent and associated with negative health effects among EDM nightlife attendees. The nightlife scene is a setting with promising potential to reach a high-risk target group with illicit drug use prevention interventions. MDPI 2021-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8125188/ /pubmed/33946164 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094789 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Feltmann, Kristin
Elgán, Tobias H.
Strandberg, Anna K.
Kvillemo, Pia
Jayaram-Lindström, Nitya
Grabski, Meryem
Waldron, Jon
Freeman, Tom
Curran, Helen Valerie
Gripenberg, Johanna
Illicit Drug Use and Associated Problems in the Nightlife Scene: A Potential Setting for Prevention
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title_fullStr Illicit Drug Use and Associated Problems in the Nightlife Scene: A Potential Setting for Prevention
title_full_unstemmed Illicit Drug Use and Associated Problems in the Nightlife Scene: A Potential Setting for Prevention
title_short Illicit Drug Use and Associated Problems in the Nightlife Scene: A Potential Setting for Prevention
title_sort illicit drug use and associated problems in the nightlife scene: a potential setting for prevention
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8125188/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33946164
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094789
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