Substance Use in the Club Scene of Rome: A Pilot Study
| Autor: | M. Lupi, Eduardo Cinosi, T. Acciavatti, Dario Carrus, Ornella Corazza, Ludovica Bonifaci, Rita Santacroce, Eleonora Chillemi, Fabrizio Schifano, Giovanni Martinotti, Massimo Di Giannantonio, Alessandro Vento |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Article Subject Substance-Related Disorders Street drugs Population Rome lcsh:Medicine Pilot Projects General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Psychiatry education Socioeconomic status education.field_of_study Psychotropic Drugs General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Illicit Drugs Public health lcsh:R General Medicine Female Club Substance use business Psychopathology Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BioMed Research International, Vol 2014 (2014) BioMed Research International |
| ISSN: | 2314-6141 2314-6133 |
| Popis: | Objective. Over the last few years, a wide number of unregulated substances have been marketed on the Web and in smart and head shops; they are usually advertised as legal alternatives to commonly known drugs and are defined as “smart drugs,” “legal highs,” and “novel psychoactive substances” (NPS). Aim of our work is to describe use habits and distribution of NPS in a population of young adults in Rome club scene.Methods. A self-administered questionnaire was proposed to subjects over 18 years of age at the entrance of 5 nightclubs in Rome. Socioeconomic characteristics and substance use were investigated.Results. Preliminary results give evidence that 78% of respondents have a lifetime history of NPS use. In addition, 56% of the sample has consumed illicit drugs in the past and 39% has used psychoactive substances in the 12 hours preceding the questionnaire administration.Conclusions. A significant proportion of subjects report use of novel psychoactive substances; traditional illicit drugs consumption, particularly cocaine, appears to be very high as well in the club scene. These data highlight a serious public health challenge, since pharmacological, toxicological, and psychopathological effects linked to interactions among all these substances may be unpredictable and sometimes fatal in vulnerable individuals. |
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