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Table 1 Incidence rates, personal characteristics, and level of BrAC intoxication among self-disclosed drug preloaders

From: Preloading with drugs before entry to the nighttime entertainment district: presentation, intoxication rates, and effects of police presence during assessment

 

Incidence

Age

Gender

BrAC reading

% (N)

\(\overline{x}\)(SD; N)

Range

Male % (N)

Female % (N)

 ≥ .000 \(\overline{x}\) (SD; Median; N)

 ≥ .001 \(\overline{x}\) (SD; Median; N)

Drug used

MDMA

45.21 (118)

21.49 (4.00; 117)

18–41

65.25 (77)

34.75 (41)

.075 (.053; .067; 118)

.083 (.049; .080; 106)

Cannabis

38.31 (100)

21.44 (3.72; 100)

18–33

62.00 (62)

38.00 (38)

.065 (.054; .052; 100)

.075 (.051; .065; 87)

Cocaine

11.49 (30)

22.73 (3.93; 30)

18–33

76.67 (23)

23.33 (7)

.099 (.058; .105; 30)

.110 (.050; .109; 37)

Amphetamines

6.90 (18)

21.76 (3.46; 17)

19–29

77.78 (14)

22.22 (4)

.045 (.045; .039; 18)

.068 (.038; .062; 12)

Hallucinogens

2.30 (6)

22.67 (5.09; 6)

18–29

50.00 (3)

50.00 (3)

.037 (.046; .027; 6)

.074 (.036; .053; 3)

Heroin

2.30 (6)

21.83 (4.88; 6)

18–29

100.00 (6)

0.00 (0)

.059 (.051; .052; 6)

.059 (.051; .052; 6)

Sedatives

2.30 (6)

22.33 (3.33; 6)

20–29

83.33 (5)

16.67 (1)

.047 (.043; .033; 6)

.057 (.041; .043; 5)

Other

9.20 (24)

21.46 (3.24; 24)

18–31

62.50 (15)

37.50 (9)

.081 (.065; .068; 24)

.097 (.059; .104; 20)

Did not specify

6.51 (17)

23.00 (7.70; 17)

18–37

76.47 (13)

23.53 (4)

.084 (.037; .075; 17)

.084 (.037; .075; 17)

Method of use

Single-drug user

76.63 (200)

22.12 (4.16; 198)

18–41

65.50 (131)

34.50 (69)

.075 (.056; .065; 200)

.085 (.052; .080; 177)

Multi-drug user

16.86 (44)

20.89 (3.06; 44)

18–29

63.64 (28)

36.36 (16)

.066 (.054; .056; 44)

.083 (.048; .083; 35)

Drug use overall

Yes

5.53 (261)

21.97 (4.13; 259)

18–41

65.90 (172)

34.10 (89)

.074 (.055; .065; 261)

.084 (.050; .080; 229)

No

94.47 (4462)

22.74 (6.27; 4448)

16–64

51.19 (2284)

48.81 (2178)

.055 (.051; .047; 4462)

.075 (.047; .068; 3288)

Total

100.00 (4723)

22.70 (6.18; 4707)

16–64

52.00 (2456)

48.00 (2267)

.056 (.052; .048; 4723)

.076 (.047; .069; 3517)