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Tracing the "event" of drug use: Examining "context" and the coproduction of a night out on MDMA (2014)
Auteur(s) :
E. DILKES-FRAYNE ;
Complexity: Researching alcohol and other drugs in a multiple world (August 21-23, 2013; Aarhus, Denmark)
Article en page(s) :
445-479
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Thésaurus mots-clés
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
THEORIE
;
MILIEU FESTIF
;
ETUDE DE CAS
;
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Résumé :
In this article I propose that current research addressing the mediating role of "context" in youth illicit drug use can be complemented by examining drug use "events." Events analyses capture the temporality, dynamism, and multiplicity often lacking in research into contexts of use. Drawing on Actor Network Theory, I conceptualize the drug-use event as a process of successive mediations, whereby shifting relations bring about transformations and actions including drug use. The methodological aspects of "tracing" drug-use events are discussed before an account of an event in which a young man takes MDMA at a music festival in Melbourne, Australia. Building on this account, I illustrate the value of this approach for rethinking how we conceive of contextual influences on drug use, and suggest how analyzing events could assist the project of harm reduction.
Affiliation :
Social Sciences and Health Research Unit, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Australia