- Title
- Illicit drug use and experience of harm in the night-time economy
- Creator
- Miller, Peter; Droste, Nicolas; Martino, Florentine; Palmer, Darren; Tindall, Jennifer; Gillham, Karen; Wiggers, John
- Relation
- Journal of Substance Use Vol. 20, Issue 4, p. 274-281
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14659891.2014.911974
- Publisher
- Informa Healthcare / Taylor & Francis
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- The study investigates illicit drug use in the night-time economy and its association with intoxication, harm and violence experienced by licensed venue patrons. Five-minute structured interviews measuring event-level data were conducted over a 15-month period (March 2010–June 2011) between 9 pm and 1 am. A total of 3949 patrons were interviewed in Newcastle and Geelong, Australian regional cities close to capital cities. Mean age was 24.3 years old (SD=5.8) and 54.4% were male. Six percent of the sample self-reported consuming illicit substances at the time of interview; 7.3% at nightclub venues, 11.8% in the street, 5.5% in pubs and 2.8% in bars. Amphetamines, methamphetamines and ecstasy accounted for two-thirds of substance use. Patrons who reported consuming illicit drugs were 1.90 times as likely to be involved in a prior violent incident (OR 1.35–2.70 95% CI, p < 0.001). Participants who reported illicit drug use at the time of interview were likely to be 0.89 (p < 0.001) points higher on self-reported intoxication scale (0–10), and were more likely to have engaged in high risk alcohol consumption χ2 (1, n = 3396) = 9.63, p < 0.01) than those who did not report using drugs. Illicit drug use contributes significantly to the burden of harm and intoxication in night-time environments, despite being a minority behavior.
- Subject
- drugs; nightlife; violence
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1321204
- Identifier
- uon:24287
- Identifier
- ISSN:1465-9891
- Rights
- This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Substance Use on 29/04/2014, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.3109/14659891.2014.911974
- Language
- eng
- Full Text
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