1. Bérénice Libois Project manager Modus Vivendi asbl Nights 2018
Analysis of the differences between the populations encountered in festivals and in the Modus Fiesta info point
Bérénice Libois
Project manager Modus Vivendi asbl
Nights 2018

2. Environment Modus Fiesta
Harm reduction local point for nightlife drugs users
In the center of Brussels
The only drug checking service in Belgium, since 1996
Since 2011 at Modus Fiesta, harm reduction local point for nightlife drugs users, every Friday.
From 6 to 10pm
Staff: 1 peer, 1 social worker and 1 analyst

3. Environment Festival Since 2009
Esperanzah! World music festival in Wallonia
In the “festive” campsite (6000) between the Relax Zone and the Red cross
In the outreach
Open 3 days, shift from 4 to 7 hours/day
Staff: 2 social workers and 2 analyst/shift
Festival organizers support us, militant festival

4. Modus Fiesta local point & Festival
Drug checking
Counselling with 2 surveys for collection and monitoring of information about product use and users
Colorimetric reagent testing and Thin Layer Chromatography
Comparative GCMS test back in Sciensano (Belgium’s public health institute)

5. Implementation Modus Fiesta Festival In the center of Brussels
Discreet place
In the “festive” campsite (6000) between the Relax Zone and the Red cross
In the consumer environment
Visible

6. Communication strategy
Modus Fiesta
Festival
Communication strategy
Promotion via peers/users
Promotion via internet
Promotion via network
Promotion via stand in Brussel’s parties
Promotion on stand
Promotion via festival internet site
Promotion via poster presentation , beach flag…
Early warning with harm reduction advices

7. Public @ Drug checking Modus Fiesta Festival
Users come from all over Belgium , 1/2 live in Brussels
Everage age : 29 years
70% men
Alone or in cheking
Meet with users consuming alone out of the party
A lot of different drugs
Most drug checking users come back
Most users come from the region
Everage age : 23 years
55% women
In checking
Users consoming in group during the party
The same drugs all around the festival
First use
Purchase on site, off usual dealer

8. General Requests and needs @ drug checking
Know what the drugs contains
Be carefull with their health
Meet a professional ( social worker & analyst) to answer their questions

9. Specific requests and needs of the public @ Drug checking
Modus Fiesta
Festival
Specific requests and needs of the Drug checking
Purchase on the darknet/internet : to have information
Councelling with 1 social worker
Tools: tablet and applications
Specifics requests about their use => relay
Most first use : to have advices about the future use
To have quick answer because same day use
Councelling with 2 social workers : users in group . Long discussion

10. In contrast to the user’s difference and to their needs/requests
it’s complementary to offer this service to both places
It's too bad we can’t do it at other festivals
Complementarity

11. Thank you! Bérénice Libois
Project manager Modus Fiesta & Drug checking