“PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online

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 ar...

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Main Authors: Barratt, Monica, Allen, M., Lenton, Simon
Format: Journal Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35817
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description 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.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-358172017-09-13T15:30:50Z “PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online Barratt, Monica Allen, M. Lenton, Simon harm reduction ecstasy para-methoxyamphetamine pleasure health promotion discourses Internet health resistance counterpublic health 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. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35817 10.3109/10826084.2013.852584 Informa Healthcare fulltext
spellingShingle harm reduction
ecstasy
para-methoxyamphetamine
pleasure
health promotion
discourses
Internet
health resistance
counterpublic health
Barratt, Monica
Allen, M.
Lenton, Simon
“PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online
title “PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online
title_full “PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online
title_fullStr “PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online
title_full_unstemmed “PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online
title_short “PMA Sounds Fun”: Negotiating Drug Discourses Online
title_sort “pma sounds fun”: negotiating drug discourses online
topic harm reduction
ecstasy
para-methoxyamphetamine
pleasure
health promotion
discourses
Internet
health resistance
counterpublic health
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35817