Patterns and Mood Effects of Concomitant Polydrug Use of Ecstasy and Alcohol in Dutch and British Electronic Dance Event Visitors: An EMA Study
Desirée B. Spronk, Ruben J.J. van Beek, Robin L.A. Smits, Rosa Andree, Wouter den Hollander, Tom P. Freeman, H. Valerie Curran, Jon Waldron, Meryem Grabski, Matthijs Blankers, Margriet W. van Laar · 2026
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Desiree Spronk and colleagues followed Dutch and British dance-event visitors in 2026 to map how ecstasy and alcohol mix across a night out. Combined use is common in nightlife, yet its hour-by-hour pattern and mood effects were poorly tracked, so the team pinged experienced users four times each Friday and Saturday night over five weeks.
Drinking slowed after the first ecstasy use of the night. Good mood rose more and bad mood fell more on combined-use nights than on alcohol-only nights. The paper gives harm-reduction workers a timed picture of combined use, useful for shaping advice that fits real nightlife rhythms.
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| CREATOR | Desirée B. Spronk, Ruben J.J. van Beek, Robin L.A. Smits, Rosa Andree, Wouter den Hollander, Tom P. Freeman, H. Valerie Curran, Jon Waldron, Meryem Grabski, Matthijs Blankers, Margriet W. van Laar |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |