Department of Social Work and Welfare Studies, University College Ghent, Ghent, Brussels, Belgium.
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2011 Jul 27;6:18. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-6-18.
Research over the last decade has focused almost exclusively on the association between electronic music and MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine or "ecstasy") or other stimulant drug use in clubs. Less attention has been given to other nightlife venues and music preferences, such as rock music or southern/funky music. This study aims to examine a broader spectrum of nightlife, beyond dance music. It looks at whether certain factors influence the frequency of illegal drug and alcohol use: the frequency of going to certain nightlife venues in the previous month (such as, pubs, clubs or goa parties); listening to rock music, dance music or southern and funky music; or sampling venues (such as, clubs, dance events or rock festivals). The question of how these nightlife variables influence the use of popular drugs like alcohol, MDMA, cannabis, cocaine and amphetamines is addressed.
The study sample consisted of 775 visitors of dance events, clubs and rock festivals in Belgium. Study participants answered a survey on patterns of going out, music preferences and drug use. Odds ratios were used to determine whether the odds of being an illegal substance user are higher for certain nightlife-related variables. Furthermore, five separate ordinal regression analyses were used to investigate drug use in relation to music preference, venues visited during the last month and sampling venue.
Respondents who used illegal drugs were 2.5 times more likely to report that they prefer dance music. Goa party visitors were nearly 5 times more likely to use illegal drugs. For those who reported visiting clubs, the odds of using illegal drugs were nearly 2 times higher. Having gone to a pub in the last month was associated with both more frequent alcohol use and more frequent illegal substance use. People who reported liking rock music and attendees of rock festivals used drugs less frequently.
It was concluded that a more extended recreational environment, beyond dance clubs, is associated with frequent drug use. This stresses the importance of targeted prevention in various recreational venues tailored to the specific needs of the setting and its visitors.
过去十年的研究几乎完全集中在电子音乐与 MDMA（3,4-亚甲基二氧甲基苯丙胺或“摇头丸”）或其他俱乐部兴奋剂药物使用之间的关联上。而对于其他夜生活场所和音乐偏好，如摇滚音乐或南部/放克音乐，则关注较少。本研究旨在考察更广泛的夜生活范围，超越舞蹈音乐。它研究了某些因素是否会影响非法药物和酒精使用的频率：前一个月去某些夜生活场所的频率（如酒吧、俱乐部或 Goa 派对）；听摇滚音乐、舞蹈音乐或南部和放克音乐；或采样场所（如俱乐部、舞蹈活动或摇滚音乐节）。研究了这些夜生活变量如何影响像酒精、MDMA、大麻、可卡因和安非他命等流行药物的使用。
研究样本包括比利时的舞蹈活动、俱乐部和摇滚音乐节的 775 名访客。研究参与者回答了一份关于外出模式、音乐偏好和药物使用的调查。使用优势比来确定某些与夜生活相关的变量是否会增加成为非法物质使用者的几率。此外，还使用了五个单独的有序回归分析来调查与音乐偏好、上个月访问的场所和采样场所有关的药物使用情况。
使用非法药物的受访者更有可能报告他们更喜欢舞蹈音乐，其可能性是其他受访者的 2.5 倍。去过 Goa 派对的受访者使用非法药物的可能性几乎是其他受访者的 5 倍。对于那些报告去过俱乐部的人来说，使用非法药物的几率几乎是其他受访者的 2 倍。上个月去过酒吧与更频繁地使用酒精和更频繁地使用非法物质有关。报告喜欢摇滚音乐的人和参加摇滚音乐节的人使用药物的频率较低。
研究得出的结论是，除了舞蹈俱乐部之外，更广泛的娱乐环境与频繁使用药物有关。这强调了在各种娱乐场所针对特定需求和场所及其访客进行有针对性的预防的重要性。
