Methamphetamine ‘facts’: The production of a ‘destructive’ drug in Australian scientific texts

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Methamphetamine ‘facts’: The production of a ‘destructive’ drug in Australian scientific texts

In this article, we analyse the ways in which methamphetamine, its use, and those who consume it are discursively produced in Australian scientific research, drawing on theoretical concepts from the field of science and technology studies. Our interest is in how specific realities of methamphetamine...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Thomson, N., Moore, David
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Routledge 2014
Subjects:	potency drug-related harm Australia dependence - science and technology studies methamphetamine
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3770

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