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Objective
Gendered differences were explored in how people relate to stimulant use, their motivations for using, and how that manifests in the ways that they engage with and use methamphetamine.
Findings/Key points
Men tended to emphasize the benefits of sex on meth, while women did not. Men's stories of meth as a sex drug shaped how they interacted with women often leading them to use violence and coercive controlling regarding when, where, and with whom women use the drug. They also tended to emphasize the benefits of meth for working long hours (more socially acceptable) to distance themselves from a 'typical addict'. Whereas women drew on gendered themes of femininity to explain their drug use as a way to be a better mother, home keeper, etc. and sough ways to resist coercive control.
Design/methods
Data from a photoethnography with 52 people who use methamphetamine in rural Alabama was analyzed.
