Adverse drug-related effects among electronic dance music party attendees.

@article{Palamar2019AdverseDE,
  title={Adverse drug-related effects among electronic dance music party attendees.},
  author={Joseph J. Palamar and Patricia Acosta and Austin Le and Charles M. Cleland and Lewis S. Nelson},
  journal={The International journal on drug policy},
  year={2019},
  volume={73},
  pages={
          81-87
        }
}
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Trends in drug use among electronic dance music party attendees in New York City, 2016-2019.
Underreporting of drug use among electronic dance music party attendees
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Young adults (ages 18–25), black and other/mixed race participants, those reporting “other” sexuality, and those with a college degree were at significantly higher risk for testing positive for drugs not reportedly used, particularly cocaine and ketamine.
Increasing Willingness to Use Synthetic Drugs if Offered among Electronic Dance Music Party Attendees, 2017–2019
  • J. Palamar
  • Medicine, Psychology
    Journal of psychoactive drugs
  • 2020
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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).
Underreporting of drug use on a survey of electronic dance music party attendees
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Electronic surveys that query drug use can benefit from follow-up questions not dependent on previous responses, as they may elicit affirmative responses underreported earlier in the survey.
Illicit Drug Use and Associated Problems in the Nightlife Scene: A Potential Setting for Prevention
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The findings confirm that drug use is prevalent and associated with negative health effects among EDM nightlife attendees and the nightlife scene is a setting with promising potential to reach a high-risk target group with illicit drug use prevention interventions.
Extensive Underreported Exposure to Ketamine Among Electronic Dance Music Party Attendees
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Ketamine was approved for medical use to treat depression by the Food and Drug Administration in 2019, and benefits of medical use have been covered extensively by the media, and both known exposure and unknown exposure may increase.
Diffusion of Ecstasy in the Electronic Dance Music Scene
  • J. Palamar
  • Medicine, Psychology
    Substance use & misuse
  • 2020
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Analysis of EDM event-attending adults in NYC in 2018 provides insight regarding diffusion and initiation of ecstasy in the EDM scene and can inform prevention and harm reduction efforts.
A qualitative investigation exploring why dance festivals are risky environments for drug use and potential adverse outcomes
Background Dance 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…
Shifts in Drug Use Behavior Among Electronic Dance Music Partygoers in New York During COVID-19 Social Distancing
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Participants in this sample tended to reduce party drug use during COVID-19-related social distancing, and participants who attended EDM events biweekly or more often were at higher odds for decreasing frequency of LSD use.
Virtual raves and happy hours during COVID-19: New drug use contexts for electronic dance music partygoers
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