Set and setting is a term which refers to the psychological, social, and cultural parameters
which shape the response to psychedelic drugs. The concept is considered fundamental to …

Placebo response theory and set and setting theory are two fields which examine how non-
biological factors shape the response to therapy. Both consider factors such as expectancy …

Background Users of darknet markets refer to product quality as one of the motivations for
buying drugs there, and vendors present quality as a selling point. However, what users …

Aim Methamphetamine use has increased among individuals with opioid use disorder. The
key aims of this study are to detail and contextualise lay knowledge, attitudes, and …

Drug use is widely understood in terms of its subjects, substances and settings. But what
happens when these distinctions start to blur? Injecting Bodies in More-than-Human Worlds …

How historical, social, and cultural forces shaped the psychedelic experience in midcentury
America, from CIA LSD experiments the Harvard Psilocybin Project. Are psychedelics …

Abstract 'Evidence-based policy'has become the catch-cry of the drug policy field. A growing
literature has been dedicated to better realising the goal of evidence-based drug policy: to …

Abstract 'New recovery'has become an increasingly prominent feature of alcohol and other
drug policy and treatment responses. Research has been an important site in the …

Much research concerning drug use in the context of sexual activity among gay and bisexual
men derives from public health scholarship. In this paper, we critically examine how the …

Background Much academic scholarship has explored drug use and 'addiction'in the
criminal justice system. Methods This paper explores what happens when 'addicts' are …