Turn on, tune in, but don't drop out: The impact of neo-liberalism on magic mushroom users' (in)ability to imagine collectivist social worlds

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 445-451

  Riley, Sarah ^a   Thompson, James ^a   Griffin, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Discourse analysis; Identity; Magic mushrooms; Neo liberalism; Psychedelic

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; MAGIC MUSHROOM; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CITIZENSHIP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; MALE; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICS; PSILOCYBE; PSILOCYBINE; SPIRITUALITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649322019     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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