“PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online
dc.contributor.author | Barratt, Monica | |
dc.contributor.author | Allen, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Lenton, Simon | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-30T13:51:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-30T13:51:53Z | |
dc.date.created | 2014-05-21T20:00:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Barratt, M. and Allen, M. and Lenton, S. 2014. “PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online. Substance Use & Misuse. 49 (8): pp. 987-998. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35817 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3109/10826084.2013.852584 | |
dc.description.abstract |
In 2007, a young woman, Annabel Catt, died after consuming a capsule sold as “ecstasy” that contained para-methoxyamphetamine. In this paper, we describe how this death was depicted in online drug-user communities and illustrate how the meanings of drug use are negotiated in online settings. News articles, public online discussions, and online fieldwork formed the data. This paper demonstrates how dominant drug discourses may be resisted by drug users, drawing on theories of health resistance and Kane Race’s concept of counter public health. Online environments may offer ways of engaging people who use drugs that acknowledge both pleasure and safety. The study’s limitations are noted. | |
dc.publisher | Informa Healthcare | |
dc.subject | harm reduction | |
dc.subject | ecstasy | |
dc.subject | para-methoxyamphetamine | |
dc.subject | pleasure | |
dc.subject | health promotion | |
dc.subject | discourses | |
dc.subject | Internet | |
dc.subject | health resistance | |
dc.subject | counterpublic health | |
dc.title | “PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dcterms.source.volume | 49 | |
dcterms.source.startPage | 987 | |
dcterms.source.endPage | 998 | |
dcterms.source.issn | 1082-6084 | |
dcterms.source.title | Substance Use & Misuse | |
curtin.note |
Copyright © 2014 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc. | |
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curtin.accessStatus | Open access |