Korf, Dirk and Benschop, Annemieke and Werse, Bernd and Kamphausen, Gerrit and Felvinczi, Katalin and Dabrowska, Katarzyna and Hernriques, Susana and Nabben, Ton and Wieczorek, Lukasz and Bujalski, Michal and Kalo, Zsusza and Hearne, Evelyn and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2021) How and where to find NPS users: a comparison of methods in a cross-national survey among three groups of current users of new psychoactive substances in Europe. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 19, pp. 873-890. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-019-0052-8.
External website: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11469-0...
Use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) across Europe remains a public health challenge. The study describes potentials and limitations of methods in a transnational survey of recent marginalised, nightlife and online community NPS users in Germany, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal (n = 3023). In terms of demographic profile, drug use history and type of NPS, different methods reached different segments of the NPS-using population. Last year use of different NPS varied across countries and groups. Respondents used NPS in a variety of settings, with public spaces most common in the marginalised group. The study suggests that prevalence rates can reveal a picture of the NPS market that significantly deviates from what law enforcement seizures indicate. Outreach in nightlife settings and peer education are recommended to inform users about health risks and to improve access to drug services and care.
B Substances > New (novel) psychoactive substances
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Identification and screening > Identification and screening for substance use
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Identification and screening > Identification and screening for substance use > Drug checking / testing service
VA Geographic area > Europe
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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