“Meth Circles” and “Pipe Pirates”: Crystal Methamphetamine Smoking and Identity Management Among a Social Network of Young Adults
This article analyzes crystal methamphetamine smoking among a social network of young Australian adults. Ethnographic data were collected from 2005 to 2007among 60 individuals, and semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with a sub-set of 25 individuals. Fieldnotes and interview transcript...
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| description | This article analyzes crystal methamphetamine smoking among a social network of young Australian adults. Ethnographic data were collected from 2005 to 2007among 60 individuals, and semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with a sub-set of 25 individuals. Fieldnotes and interview transcripts were entered intoNVivo7 and thematically analyzed. We argue that although drug use may be considered “normal” among some social networks, the management of stigma associated with drug use is more complex and contested than portrayed in the literature. Policy implications are discussed. The study was supported by funds from Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-190692017-09-13T13:46:48Z “Meth Circles” and “Pipe Pirates”: Crystal Methamphetamine Smoking and Identity Management Among a Social Network of Young Adults Green, Rachael Moore, David crystal methamphetamine normalization Australia young adults recreational drug use micro-politics ethnography This article analyzes crystal methamphetamine smoking among a social network of young Australian adults. Ethnographic data were collected from 2005 to 2007among 60 individuals, and semistructured in-depth interviews were conducted with a sub-set of 25 individuals. Fieldnotes and interview transcripts were entered intoNVivo7 and thematically analyzed. We argue that although drug use may be considered “normal” among some social networks, the management of stigma associated with drug use is more complex and contested than portrayed in the literature. Policy implications are discussed. The study was supported by funds from Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19069 10.3109/10826084.2013.782046 Informa Healthcare restricted |
| spellingShingle | crystal methamphetamine normalization Australia young adults recreational drug use micro-politics ethnography Green, Rachael Moore, David “Meth Circles” and “Pipe Pirates”: Crystal Methamphetamine Smoking and Identity Management Among a Social Network of Young Adults |
| title | “Meth Circles” and “Pipe Pirates”: Crystal Methamphetamine Smoking and Identity Management Among a Social Network of Young Adults |
| title_full | “Meth Circles” and “Pipe Pirates”: Crystal Methamphetamine Smoking and Identity Management Among a Social Network of Young Adults |
| title_fullStr | “Meth Circles” and “Pipe Pirates”: Crystal Methamphetamine Smoking and Identity Management Among a Social Network of Young Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | “Meth Circles” and “Pipe Pirates”: Crystal Methamphetamine Smoking and Identity Management Among a Social Network of Young Adults |
| title_short | “Meth Circles” and “Pipe Pirates”: Crystal Methamphetamine Smoking and Identity Management Among a Social Network of Young Adults |
| title_sort | “meth circles” and “pipe pirates”: crystal methamphetamine smoking and identity management among a social network of young adults |
| topic | crystal methamphetamine normalization Australia young adults recreational drug use micro-politics ethnography |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19069 |