PMID- 34793619
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220331
LR  - 20220401
IS  - 1465-3362 (Electronic)
IS  - 0959-5236 (Linking)
VI  - 41
IP  - 2
DP  - 2022 Feb
TI  - Correlates of higher-risk drug-related behaviours at music festivals in New South 
      Wales, Australia.
PG  - 320-329
LID - 10.1111/dar.13404 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: There are few contemporary data on illicit drug use at music 
      festivals. We describe drug use patterns and prevalence of specific higher-risk 
      drug-related behaviours, and their associations with festivalgoer 
      characteristics. METHODS: We approached attendees at six major music festivals in 
      New South Wales, Australia, from November 2019 to March 2020. Participants 
      self-completed an anonymous survey on prior and intended drug use and associated 
      higher-risk behaviours; double dropping; higher-volume ethanol alongside drug 
      use; higher quantity 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA); mixing stimulants; 
      and preloading. Logistic regression and UpSet analyses were performed to identify 
      festivalgoer characteristics and the intersection of high-risk behaviours, 
      respectively. RESULTS: Of 1229 participants, 372 (30.3%) used or planned to use 
      drugs at the festival. In multivariable analyses, men and those purchasing drugs 
      both inside and outside the venue had greater odds of engaging in higher-risk 
      behaviours. Of those using MDMA, 47.9% reported double dropping. People using 
      drugs for the first time had 3.3 (95% confidence interval 1.2-8.7) greater odds 
      of higher-volume ethanol alongside drug use. People reporting that police/police 
      dog presence influenced their decision to take drugs had 2.2 (95% confidence 
      interval 1.4-3.6) greater odds of preloading. In UpSet analysis, preloading was 
      the most common intersection (17% of those using drugs). DISCUSSIONS AND 
      CONCLUSIONS: Engagement in the five higher-risk drug behaviours was common, 
      particularly amongst males and those using drugs for the first time, while 
      police/police dog presence appeared to influence higher-risk behaviours amongst 
      festival attendees. This information can be used to inform harm reduction advice, 
      public health and law enforcement strategies.
CI  - (c) 2021 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.
FAU - Healey, Amy
AU  - Healey A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6746-748X
AD  - St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, 
      Australia.
FAU - Siefried, Krista J
AU  - Siefried KJ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6534-3325
AD  - Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
AD  - National Centre for Clinical Research on Emerging Drugs, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, 
      Australia.
AD  - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
FAU - Harrod, Mary Ellen
AU  - Harrod ME
AD  - DanceWize NSW, New South Wales Users Association, Sydney, Australia.
FAU - Franklin, Erica
AU  - Franklin E
AD  - DanceWize NSW, New South Wales Users Association, Sydney, Australia.
FAU - Peacock, Amy
AU  - Peacock A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5705-2026
AD  - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
AD  - School of Psychology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
FAU - Barratt, Monica J
AU  - Barratt MJ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1015-9379
AD  - National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
AD  - Social and Global Studies Centre and Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT 
      University, Melbourne, Australia.
FAU - Brett, Jonathan
AU  - Brett J
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3065-7495
AD  - St Vincent's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, 
      Australia.
AD  - Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent's Hospital Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
AD  - Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, St Vincent's Hospital, 
      Sydney, Australia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20211118
PL  - Australia
TA  - Drug Alcohol Rev
JT  - Drug and alcohol review
JID - 9015440
RN  - 0 (Illicit Drugs)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animals
MH  - Australia/epidemiology
MH  - Dogs
MH  - Holidays
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Illicit Drugs
MH  - Male
MH  - *Music
MH  - New South Wales/epidemiology
MH  - *Substance-Related Disorders/epidemiology
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Australia
OT  - illicit drugs
OT  - music festival
OT  - surveys and questionnaires
EDAT- 2021/11/19 06:00
MHDA- 2022/04/01 06:00
CRDT- 2021/11/18 17:29
PHST- 2021/08/05 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/04/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/10/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/11/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/04/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/11/18 17:29 [entrez]
AID - 10.1111/dar.13404 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Drug Alcohol Rev. 2022 Feb;41(2):320-329. doi: 10.1111/dar.13404. Epub 2021 Nov 
      18.