ALAMA-nightlife
ALAMA-nightlife is one of the three funded projects in the first transnational call of ERANID 'Understanding drug use pathways'.
Summary
Understanding the dynamics and consequences of young adult substance use pathways, a longitudinal and momentary analysis in the European nightlife scene
The nightlife scene is synonymous with drug use and its economy has surged in the last decade. Meanwhile, an unprecedented number of New Psychoactive Substances has emerged. The potency of ecstasy pills has doubled, alongside a rise in health incidents. Previous studies have failed to capture the dynamic aspects of nightlife drug use, both in the short-term (before, during, and after the club) and the longer-term (changes over time). A pan-European understanding of these issues is necessary to implement optimal policy decisions for nightlife licensing, drug control, and harm reduction. The proposed study combines state of the art interdisciplinary techniques (momentary or ‘real time’, long-term, subjective, biological) and comparison across countries, to thoroughly characterise drug use pathways (short- and longer-term) and their consequences.
Presentation
During the midterm conference in Rome on October 26th, 2016 the three funded projects in the first ERANID call for proposals were presented by the principal investigators for the partners and funders.
Researchers and research institutions
| Position | Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| PI | Margriet van Laar | Trimbos Institute, Utrecht | The Netherlands |
| Co-PI 1 | Tina van Havere | Univerity College Ghent | Belgium |
| Co-PI 2 | Jochern Schrooten | Assocation for alcohol and other drugproblems, Brussels | Belgium |
| Co-PI 3 | Sabrina Molinaro | National Research Council, Pisa | Italy |
| Co-PI 4 | Johanna Gripenberg | Stockholm Centre for Psychiatric Research and Education, Stockholm County Council Health Care Provision/Karolinska Institute, Stockholm | Sweden |
| Co-PI 5 | Valerie Curran | University College London | The United Kingdom |
