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Willingness to provide a hair sample for drug testing among electronic dance music party attendees.


ABSTRACT: Background: Nondisclosure of drug use on surveys is common, and many drug users unknowingly ingest adulterant or replacement drugs, which leads to underreporting of use of these drugs. Biological testing can complement survey research, and hair testing is an appealing method, as many drugs are detectable for months post-use. We examined willingness to donate a hair sample to be tested among those surveyed in a population at high risk for consuming adulterated drugs-electronic dance music (EDM) party attendees. Methods: We surveyed 933 adults entering EDM parties in New York City in 2017. Hair donation response rates and reasons for refusal were examined from this cross-sectional study. Results: A third (n?=?312; 33.4%) provided a hair sample. Lack of interest (21.0%), lack of time (19.8%), not wanting a lock of hair cut (17.7%), and disinterest in having hair cut in public (13.8%) were the main reported reasons for refusal; 4.7% refused because they could not receive results. Past-year drug users were more likely to fear identification than nonusers (P?

SUBMITTER: Palamar JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6202259 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Willingness to provide a hair sample for drug testing among electronic dance music party attendees.

Palamar Joseph J JJ   Salomone Alberto A   Cleland Charles M CM   Sherman Scott S  

Substance abuse 20180817 1


<i>Background:</i> Nondisclosure of drug use on surveys is common, and many drug users unknowingly ingest adulterant or replacement drugs, which leads to underreporting of use of these drugs. Biological testing can complement survey research, and hair testing is an appealing method, as many drugs are detectable for months post-use. We examined willingness to donate a hair sample to be tested among those surveyed in a population at high risk for consuming adulterated drugs-electronic dance music  ...[more]

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