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How can parents best prepare young people for a safer nightlife experience?
Although drug-related deaths are not the norm in a nightlife context, they continue to feed into the fear that many parents have around dance culture. Realistically, there are a range of other harm......
The reality of sleep and the long-term implications for those who work in the night life economy.
As a headteacher in Liverpool, I saw the impact of poor sleep patterns on the students walking through the door, their inability to take on new learning, short tempers and physical exhaustion. Howe......
Thrills, pills and bellyaches – a little club health history
Following several ecstasy-related deaths over a short space of time, the Mersey Drug Training and Information Centre (now HIT) produced Chill Out. A Raver’s Guide in 1991. The leaflet contained bas......
A journey to and through a Club Health renaissance!
Going on a ‘night out’ has been and continues to be one of my favourite hobbies. There is no better feeling than spending time with friends, family and strangers in an environment that offers oppor......
The good the bad and the ugly: thinking about nightlife, substance use and mental health.
As an addiction psychiatrist I don’t often have patients who come me and talk about the positive effects substances have upon their mental health. In fact, if you have a mental condition and you us......