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dc.contributor.authorDuff, Cameron
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:27:37Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:27:37Z
dc.date.created2016-09-12T08:37:01Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationDuff, C. 2008. The pleasure in context. International Journal of Drug Policy. 19 (5): pp. 384-392.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31834
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.07.003
dc.description.abstract

Background: The pleasures associated with the use of illicit drugs are rarely acknowledged in contemporary drug policy debates. Where they are, these pleasures are almost always attributed to the specific physiological and/or sensory effects of individual substances. Methods: Drawing on qualitative research recently completed in Melbourne, Australia, this paper argues that the pleasures associated with illicit drug use extend well beyond the purely physiological to include a host of properly contextual elements as well. Results: These "contextual" pleasures include the corporeal experience of space, such as the "feeling" of electronic music in a large night-club space, or the engagement with natural and wilderness environments. Also important are a range of corporeal and performative practices, such as dancing and interacting with strangers, which were reportedly facilitated with the use of different drugs. Conclusions: This emphasis on the dynamics of space, embodiment and practice as they impact the contextual experience of pleasure, has the potential to open up new ways of thinking about pleasure and its place in the mediation of all drug related behaviours. Greater understanding of these relationships should also facilitate the emergence of new, context specific, drug prevention and harm reduction initiatives. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.titleThe pleasure in context
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume19
dcterms.source.number5
dcterms.source.startPage384
dcterms.source.endPage392
dcterms.source.issn0955-3959
dcterms.source.titleInternational Journal of Drug Policy
curtin.departmentNational Drug Research Institute (NDRI)
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