Sexuality and nightlife in Sydney: Survey of same-sex attracted young people

[Toby_NCHSR]

Survey now closed!

Researchers from the University of New South Wales (Australia) are seeking participants for an online survey exploring the relationship between sexuality and nightlife in Sydney.

You need to be 18-25 years old, same-sex attracted, and live or regularly spend time in Sydney.

It takes 20-30 minutes to complete and you can go into a draw to win one of
two $200 Coles Myer gift vouchers.

The survey can be completed at http://nightlifesurvey.webs.com/

Please pass the survey link on to your friends or anyone else who may be interested.



For further information please contact:

Toby Lea
PhD Candidate
National Centre in HIV Social Research
Webster Building, University of New South Wales 2052
Phone 0423 501 462 Email [email protected]

 

[Tronica]

Thanks for your post, Toby.

I've just read the participant information and it shows the survey does contain questions about drug use, as well as nightlife and sexuality.

 

[Tronica]

A paper was published from this research about mephedrone use:

Abstract

Introduction and Aims.Mephedrone (4-methylmethcathinone) is a synthetic stimulant that has recently emerged as a recreational drug. There is currently no Australian data on prevalence and patterns of mephedrone use. This paper aims to explore patterns of mephedrone use among a large sample of same-sex attracted young people in Sydney, Australia.

Design and Methods.An online survey was conducted with 572 same-sex attracted men (n = 318 ) and women (n = 254) aged 18 to 25 years, who lived or regularly spent time in Sydney. Data on mephedrone were collected as part of a larger study exploring sexuality and nightlife.

Results.Mephedrone had been used by 4.0% (n = 23) of respondents, 2.1% (n = 12) in the preceding 6 months, 1.4% (n = 8 ) in the preceding month. Typical routes of use were intranasal (n = 8 ) and ingestion (n = 6). No respondent reported ever injecting mephedrone. Three respondents reported polydrug use with mephedrone. The most common contexts of use were respondents' homes or friends' homes (n = 8 ) and gay bars and clubs (n = 7).

Discussion and Conclusions.This paper reports low levels of mephedrone use among a large sample of same-sex attracted young people. The proportion of respondents who had used mephedrone was much lower than reported in recent UK research. This may suggest that mephedrone has not infiltrated the Australian market to the same extent as in Europe. However, data from annual surveillance of drug users are required to better determine this.[Lea T, Reynolds R, De Wit J. Mephedrone use among same-sex attracted young people in Sydney, Australia. Drug Alcohol Rev 2011;30:438–440]

Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00288.x/abstract