Being better people: Drug using careers and peyote

H Copes, C Bonner, J Ragland, PS Hendricks - Justice Quarterly, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Our aim is to understand how narratives relating to personal identities and specific drugs
shape people's drug using careers. To do this, we rely on data from a photo-ethnography of …

Hitting the Reset Button: Ceremonial Use of Peyote and Experiences of Personal Change

H Copes, A Hochstetler, J Ragland… - Journal of Drug …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Our aim is to understand how those who use peyote in a naturalistic setting discuss it
changed their lives and to what they attribute this change. To do this, we draw on data from a …

Symbolic Meanings Attributed to Drugs by Drug Dealers

N Carroll, T Dickinson - Deviant Behavior, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The present study explores the symbolic meanings a group of illicit drug dealers give to
drugs. We do so by analyzing interviews with 33 individuals actively involved in selling a …

From Outsider to Insider: A Look at the Subculture of Microdosing

B Beaton, J Gerber - Deviant Behavior, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The practice of microdosing classic psychedelic drugs (eg LSD [lysergic acid diethylamide]
and psilocybin) has not only become more commonplace, but has also been shown to have …