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Abstract
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<h5 class="section-title" id="d3236671e140">Background</h5>
<p id="P1">Nonmedical opioid use remains an epidemic in the United States. Electronic
dance music
(EDM) party attendees have been found to be at high risk for the use of drugs such
as ecstasy, but little is known about nonmedical opioid use in this population.
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<p id="P2">Using time-space sampling, we surveyed 954 individuals (ages 18–40) attending
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selected EDM parties in New York City in 2017. Participants were asked about the use
of 18 different opioids and about willingness to use if offered by a friend in the
next 30 days. We estimated the prevalence of use in this population and examined correlates
of past-year and past-month use.
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<h5 class="section-title" id="d3236671e150">Results</h5>
<p id="P3">Almost a quarter (23.9%) of EDM party attendees are estimated to have used
opioids
non-medically in their lifetime, and one out of ten (9.8%) in the past year. 5% are
estimated to be current users (reporting past-month use), and 16.4% are willing to
use opioids non-medically if offered by a friend in the next 30 days. Past-year nonmedical
benzodiazepine users were at high odds for reporting current nonmedical opioid use
(aOR=10.11,
<i>p</i><.001) and, on average, report using more different opioid drugs in the
past year
than non-past-year-users (
<i>p</i>=.012). Nearly three-quarters (73.6%) of those who have used in the past year
indicated
that they would use again if offered by a friend in the next 30 days.
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<h5 class="section-title" id="d3236671e161">Conclusion</h5>
<p id="P4">Nonmedical opioid use is prevalent in the EDM scene and many attendees
are willing
to use if offered. Prevention efforts are needed in this high-risk population.
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