@article{10272/19852,
year = {2021},
month = {3},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10272/19852},
abstract = {Introduction: Although simultaneous polysubstance use (SPU) is associated with greater harms
than concurrent polysubstance use (CPU), no previous research has examined the effectiveness of
harm reduction strategies in reducing drug-related harms in people who use drugs simultaneously
and whether these strategies have a differential impact on drug-related negative consequences
according to SPU patterns. Objectives: to examine the relationship between SPU patterns, harm
reduction strategies and drug-related consequences experienced among people who attend dance
music settings, and to examine the moderating role of SPU patterns in the relationship between
harm reduction strategies and drug-related negative consequences Methods: a web-based survey
was used to gather data from 649 substance-using attendees at dance music settings (mean
age=26.2, 68% male). The survey collected data on: settings of last party attended, drug use,
harm reduction strategies used and drug-related negative consequences experienced during last
party attended. Results: Latent class analysis identified two SPU profiles: Moderate SPU and
Severe SPU. Participants in the severe SPU class experienced more drug-related negative
consequences at their last party in comparison with those in the moderate SPU class. Regardless
of SPU pattern, avoiding binge drinking was related to fewer drug-related negative consequences,
whilst avoiding mixing stimulants was related to fewer drug-related negative consequences only
among those participants in the severe simultaneous polysubstance use class. Conclusions: These
findings could help to inform the design of messages and tailored interventions aimed at
minimizing drug-related negative consequences among people who use multiple substances in
the dance music scene.},
publisher = {Taylor and Francis},
keywords = {Simultaneous polysubstance use},
keywords = {Polysubstance use patterns},
keywords = {Dance music scene},
keywords = {Harm reduction strategies},
keywords = {Drug-related negative consequences},
title = {Harm Reduction strategies and drug-related negative consequences in the dance music scene: the moderating role of polysubstance use},
doi = {10.1080/10826084.2021.1892144},
author = {Valle Vera, Belén del and Carmona Márquez, José and Vidal Giné, Claudio and Fernández Calderón, Fermín},
}