BACKGROUND: The pleasures associated with the use of illicit drugs are rarely
acknowledged in contemporary drug policy debates. Where they are, these pleasures are …

While critical drug researchers have long pushed for an acknowledgement of pleasure in
discourses of drug use, few have explored the alternative possibilities offered by Deleuze …

Critical discussions of the problem of context are surprisingly rare in drug policy debates.
Despite wide acceptance of the importance of social contexts in shaping illicit drug use and …

This paper addresses some of the major implications of actor-network theory (ANT) for
research on the consumption of alcohol and other drugs (AOD). It focuses on the …

Non-representational theory is an academic approach that animates the active world; its
taking-place. It shows how material, sensory and affective processes combine with …

As I write this article, it is nearing Christmas. The proliferation of catalogues and leaflets in
my letterbox, the tirade of television and radio advertisements encouraging me to purchase …

Abstract 'Context'is one of the most enduring analytical devices in social science accounts of
alcohol and other drug (AOD) use, although its elaboration tends to emphasise macro …

Developing the notion of assemblage, this paper seeks to extend our understanding of
drunkenness by exploring young people's drinking practices in the night-time economy of …

This paper explores the role of conferences as “convergence space”: temporary events with
lasting material effects. Drawing on three harm reduction conferences occurring between …

How do street-based injecting drug using women negotiate the myriad day to day risks of
injecting in public urban space whilst, at the same time, negotiate the gendered discourses …