音乐节参与者的非法药物使用、药物含量和纯度方面的知识和实践：一项横断面调查。
Music festival attendees' illicit drug use, knowledge and practices regarding drug content and purity: a cross-sectional survey.
机构信息
School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
University Centre for Rural Health, 61 Uralba Street, Lismore, NSW, Australia.
出版信息
Harm Reduct J. 2018 Jan 5;15(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s12954-017-0205-7.
BACKGROUND
Drug checking is a harm reduction strategy which allows users to check the content and purity of illicit drugs. Although drug checking has been trialled internationally, with demonstrated value as a harm reduction and health promotion strategy, the use of such services in Australia remains a contentious issue. This study aimed to investigate the proportion and patterns of illicit drug use among young people, their attitudes towards drug checking at festivals and the potential impact of drug checking on intended drug use behaviour.
METHODS
The survey was conducted at a major Australian music festival in 2016. Data was collected from a sample of festival attendees (n = 642) aged between 18 and 30 years. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed.
RESULTS
Nearly three-quarters (73.4%) of participants reported that they had used illicit drugs in the past 12 months, most commonly cannabis (63.9%) and ecstasy (59.8%). A large proportion of participants believed 'somewhat' or 'a lot' that drug checking services could help users seek help to reduce harm (86.5%) and that drug checking services should be combined with harm reduction advice (84.9%). However, two thirds of the participants agreed 'somewhat' or 'a lot' that drug sellers may use this service as a quality control mechanism (68.6%). Approximately half (54.4%) indicated they would be highly likely and a third (32.7%) would be somewhat likely to utilise free drug checking services should they be available at music festivals. When asked whether the results of drug checking would influence their drug use behaviour, participants reported that they would not take substances shown to contain methamphetamine (65.1%), ketamine (57.5%) or para-methoxyamphetamine (PMA) (58.4%).
CONCLUSION
The majority of festival attendees aged 18-30 participating in this study reported a history of illicit drug use and were in favour of the provision of free drug checking at festivals. A considerable proportion reported that the results of drug checking would influence their drug use behaviour. The findings of this study can contribute to the debate regarding whether drug checking services could potentially play a major role in harm reduction and health promotion programming for young people attending festivals.
背景
药物检测是一种减少伤害的策略，允许使用者检查非法药物的成分和纯度。尽管药物检测已在国际上进行了试验，并被证明是一种减少伤害和促进健康的策略，但在澳大利亚，使用此类服务仍然是一个有争议的问题。本研究旨在调查年轻人中非法药物使用的比例和模式、他们对节日期间药物检测的态度，以及药物检测对预期药物使用行为的潜在影响。
方法
该调查于 2016 年在澳大利亚一个主要的音乐节上进行。数据来自年龄在 18 至 30 岁之间的音乐节参与者样本（n=642）。对数据进行了描述性分析。
结果
近四分之三（73.4%）的参与者报告在过去 12 个月中使用过非法药物，最常见的是大麻（63.9%）和摇头丸（59.8%）。很大一部分参与者认为“有些”或“很多”药物检测服务可以帮助使用者寻求帮助以减少伤害（86.5%），并且药物检测服务应该与减少伤害的建议相结合（84.9%）。然而，三分之二的参与者同意“有些”或“很多”药物卖家可能会将此服务用作质量控制机制（68.6%）。大约一半（54.4%）的参与者表示，如果音乐节上提供免费的药物检测服务，他们很可能会使用，三分之一（32.7%）的参与者可能会使用。当被问及药物检测结果是否会影响他们的药物使用行为时，参与者报告说，他们不会使用含有甲基苯丙胺（65.1%）、氯胺酮（57.5%）或对-甲氧基苯丙胺（58.4%）的物质。
结论
参加这项研究的年龄在 18 至 30 岁的音乐节参与者中，大多数人报告说有过非法药物使用史，并赞成在音乐节上提供免费的药物检测。相当一部分人报告说，药物检测的结果会影响他们的药物使用行为。这项研究的结果可以为关于药物检测服务是否有可能在减少伤害和促进年轻人参加音乐节的健康促进计划方面发挥重要作用的辩论做出贡献。
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