Becoming a nitrous oxide user on social media: Learning to maximise pleasures and minimise harms

Original research
par
MacLean, Sarah J et al

Date de publication

2022

Géographie

International

Langue de la ressource

English

Texte disponible en version intégrale

Non

Open Access / OK to Reproduce

Non

Évalué par des pairs

Yes

L’objectif

In this paper, we identify nitrous oxide (N2O) users’ key concerns about how to maximise pleasures and minimise harms, as expressed on the social media platform Reddit. In doing so, we consider what learning about N2O online might mean for the provision of drug education in an era of internet technology.

Constatations/points à retenir

In contrast to official health resources, the subreddit offers members practical advice on harm reduction. It provides opportunities for users of N2O to position themselves as playful, informed and caring curators of drug use pleasures. We highlight the need for those formulating drug education to engage with the knowledge, practices and identities that emerge within internet-mediated social worlds.

La conception ou méthodologie de recherche

Analysis of 655 Reddit threads dedicated to N20 use

Mots clés

About PWUD
Harm reduction
Digital health