"PMA sounds fun": Negotiating drug discourses online

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 987-998

  Barratt, Monica J ^a   Allen, Matthew ^b   Lenton, Simon ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Counterpublic health; Discourses; Ecstasy; Harm reduction; Health promotion; Health resistance; Internet; Para methoxyamphetamine; Pleasure

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4-METHOXYAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; STREET DRUG;

CASE REPORT; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

AMPHETAMINES; COMMUNICATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL MEDIA; STREET DRUGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899719354     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.852584     Document Type: Article

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