Increasing Willingness to Use Synthetic Drugs if Offered among Electronic Dance Music Party Attendees, 2017-2019.

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8113536 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2159-9777 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02791072 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Psychoactive Drugs Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: <1997- > : Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
Original Publication: San Francisco, Calif. : Published by Haight-Ashbury Publications in association with the Haight-Ashbury Free Medical Clinic, c1981-

Dancing* ; Illicit Drugs* ; Music* ; Synthetic Drugs*; Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Electronics ; Humans

Intention and willingness to use drugs are proximal predictors of drug use; however, willingness to use requires more research to inform prevention efforts. This study examines willingness to use drugs among electronic dance music (EDM) party attendees, a population at high risk for drug use. Data were examined from a repeated cross-sectional study of 2,426 adult EDM party attendees surveyed entering nightclubs and festivals in New York City from 2017 to 2019 using time-space sampling. Trends and correlates of reporting whether participants would use ten different synthetic drugs if offered by a friend in the next thirty days were examined. Ecstasy (31.9%), powder cocaine (25.5%), LSD (20.0%), and opioids (16.4%) were most likely to be used if offered. Willingness to use powder cocaine, LSD, ketamine, amphetamine, tryptamines, and 2C series drugs significantly increased from 2017 to 2019, particularly powder cocaine (increasing from 19.1% to 34.2%, p <.001). Any or more recent use of each drug was associated with increases in willingness to use. Past drug use is a consistent predictor of willingness to use if offered, and willingness to use is increasing in this population. Findings can inform prevention efforts by allowing better targeting of those at risk for use.

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K01 DA038800 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA044207 United States DA NIDA NIH HHS

Keywords: Cocaine; ecstasy; electronic dance music; ketamine; willingness to use drugs

0 (Illicit Drugs)
0 (Synthetic Drugs)

Date Created: 20200521 Date Completed: 20211028 Latest Revision: 20211028

20240829

PMC7674237

10.1080/02791072.2020.1761574

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