Participatory Research With an Online Drug Forum: A Survey of User Characteristics, Information Sharing, and Harm Reduction Views

Visitors to a popular online drug forum completed an online survey between November 2011 and January2012, which covered (1) demographic characteristics,(2) substance use (including nonmedical prescription opioid use), (3) forum activity, and (4) harm reduction beliefs. The study sample (N = 897) pri...

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Main Authors: Chiauzzi, E., DasMahapatra, P., Lobo, K., Barratt, Monica
Format: Journal Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19392
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author Chiauzzi, E.
DasMahapatra, P.
Lobo, K.
Barratt, Monica
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description Visitors to a popular online drug forum completed an online survey between November 2011 and January2012, which covered (1) demographic characteristics,(2) substance use (including nonmedical prescription opioid use), (3) forum activity, and (4) harm reduction beliefs. The study sample (N = 897) primarily included Caucasian males in their twenties from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. The practice of harm reduction was overwhelmingly endorsed by participants. Current nonmedical prescription opioid users reported more activity in forums and past substance abuse treatment. The study’s implications and limitations are noted and future research is suggested.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-193922017-09-13T13:46:47Z Participatory Research With an Online Drug Forum: A Survey of User Characteristics, Information Sharing, and Harm Reduction Views Chiauzzi, E. DasMahapatra, P. Lobo, K. Barratt, Monica harm reduction drug forum nonmedical prescription opioid use survey participatory research Visitors to a popular online drug forum completed an online survey between November 2011 and January2012, which covered (1) demographic characteristics,(2) substance use (including nonmedical prescription opioid use), (3) forum activity, and (4) harm reduction beliefs. The study sample (N = 897) primarily included Caucasian males in their twenties from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. The practice of harm reduction was overwhelmingly endorsed by participants. Current nonmedical prescription opioid users reported more activity in forums and past substance abuse treatment. The study’s implications and limitations are noted and future research is suggested. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19392 10.3109/10826084.2013.800117 Informa Healthcare restricted
spellingShingle harm reduction
drug forum
nonmedical prescription opioid use
survey
participatory research
Chiauzzi, E.
DasMahapatra, P.
Lobo, K.
Barratt, Monica
Participatory Research With an Online Drug Forum: A Survey of User Characteristics, Information Sharing, and Harm Reduction Views
title Participatory Research With an Online Drug Forum: A Survey of User Characteristics, Information Sharing, and Harm Reduction Views
title_full Participatory Research With an Online Drug Forum: A Survey of User Characteristics, Information Sharing, and Harm Reduction Views
title_fullStr Participatory Research With an Online Drug Forum: A Survey of User Characteristics, Information Sharing, and Harm Reduction Views
title_full_unstemmed Participatory Research With an Online Drug Forum: A Survey of User Characteristics, Information Sharing, and Harm Reduction Views
title_short Participatory Research With an Online Drug Forum: A Survey of User Characteristics, Information Sharing, and Harm Reduction Views
title_sort participatory research with an online drug forum: a survey of user characteristics, information sharing, and harm reduction views
topic harm reduction
drug forum
nonmedical prescription opioid use
survey
participatory research
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19392