TY - JOUR

T1 - Healthy nightclubs and recreational substance use

T2 - From a harm minimisation to a healthy settings approach

AU - Bellis, Mark A

AU - Hughes, Karen

AU - Lowey, Helen

PY - 2002/10/9

Y1 - 2002/10/9

N2 - Recent trends identify a global rise in the use of drugs such as ecstasy as part of nightlife behaviour. In order to protect young people's health, a variety of harm reduction interventions have been implemented, often focusing on the direct effects of substance use. However, the risk to health posed by substances is also related to the nightlife environmental in which they are used. A healthy settings approach to nightclubs allows environmental issues and substance use to be tackled together. Consequently, a wider range of individuals and organisations feel capable of participating in the risk reduction process. Some countries have already developed integrated approaches to nightlife health. However, growth in international travel associated with nightlife and the additional risks posed by nightclubbing in an unfamiliar country mean that both interventions and basic health and safety measures are now required on an international basis.

AB - Recent trends identify a global rise in the use of drugs such as ecstasy as part of nightlife behaviour. In order to protect young people's health, a variety of harm reduction interventions have been implemented, often focusing on the direct effects of substance use. However, the risk to health posed by substances is also related to the nightlife environmental in which they are used. A healthy settings approach to nightclubs allows environmental issues and substance use to be tackled together. Consequently, a wider range of individuals and organisations feel capable of participating in the risk reduction process. Some countries have already developed integrated approaches to nightlife health. However, growth in international travel associated with nightlife and the additional risks posed by nightclubbing in an unfamiliar country mean that both interventions and basic health and safety measures are now required on an international basis.

KW - Adolescent

KW - Adult

KW - Harm Reduction

KW - Health Promotion

KW - Humans

KW - Middle Aged

KW - Noise

KW - Recreation

KW - Risk Assessment

KW - Risk Factors

KW - Street Drugs

KW - Substance-Related Disorders

KW - Travel

KW - Journal Article

KW - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

KW - Review

U2 - 10.1016/S0306-4603(02)00271-X

DO - 10.1016/S0306-4603(02)00271-X

M3 - Review article

C2 - 12369470

VL - 27

SP - 1025

EP - 1035

JO - Addictive Behaviors

JF - Addictive Behaviors

SN - 0306-4603

IS - 6

ER -