Prevalence and perceptions of ketamine use among Danish clubbers: A mixed-method study
Engelsk titel: Prevalence and perceptions of ketamine use among Danish clubbers: A mixed-method study
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Författare:
Ravn, Signe
;
Demant, Jakob
Email: shr@sfi.dk
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 42
Dokumenttyp:
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UI-nummer: 12103950
Sammanfattning
AIMS – This article describes the prevalence of ketamine use among Danish recreational drug
users and provides a contextual understanding of ketamine use within this group. METHODS AND
DATA – The analysis is based on a mixed-methods night club study combining a survey among
guests in night clubs (N=1,632) with qualitative interviews (9 focus group interviews, 6 double
interviews, 7 individual interviews; 53 clubbers in total). RESULTS – 10% of the clubbers have
tried ketamine (lifetime use). The ketamine users have also tried a range of other drugs. When
taken in club settings, ketamine is often part of a poly-drug repertoire. When used in private
settings, ketamine is often taken alone to explore its hallucinogenic effects. The users are aware
of the potency of the drug, but do not pay attention to long-term negative effects of ketamine use.
CONCLUSION – Ketamine users predominantly prefer to use ketamine in private settings. This
can be viewed as a strategy for risk management, but also as a way of optimising the combination
of drug – place – social – body, thereby creating a drug experience that is not possible in public
settings.