New psychoactive substances and British drug policy: A view from the cyber-psychonauts
New psychoactive substances and British drug policy: A view from the cyber-psychonauts
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DOI：
10.3109/09687637.2014.989959
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发表时间：
2015-01-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Measham, Fiona
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作者：
O'Brien, Kate;Chatwin, Caroline;Measham, Fiona
目的：（i）收集有关网上电子邮件社区的消费模式、购买模式和动机的数据，（ii）让这一特定的电子邮件用户群体参与探索英国最近的政策发展，重点是他们对新立法管制的体验和他们可能造成的伤害，并征求他们对这一领域未来政策发展的建议。研究方法：我们采用了一种探索性的在线方法，包括调查和参与性在线研究，旨在与有经验的用户互动和参与。调查结果：我们的小规模探索性研究的结果表明，我们称之为网络心理学家的人有能力为一般的网络政策辩论做出有价值的贡献，并且特别适合报告最近政策变化对NPS相关危害的影响。在我们的研究中，大多数使用者都支持引入一个受监管的市场，这不会将使用者定为刑事犯罪，并将重点放在减少与NPS相关的伤害上。结论：我们认为，网络心理宇航员是很好的位置，以促进与NPS相关的药物政策的辩论，此外，有可能是一个角色，他们在传播新出现的信息与NPS相关的危害。
Aims: (i) To collect data on the consumption patterns, purchase patterns and motivations of the online NPS community, and (ii) engage this specific group of NPS users in an exploration of recent policy developments in the UK focusing on their experiences of new legislative controls and the perceived harms they may cause, and eliciting their suggestions for future policy developments in this area. Methods: We employed an exploratory online methodology comprising a survey and participatory online research designed to interact and engage with experienced users of NPS. Findings: The findings of our small-scale exploratory study illustrate that what we term the cyber-psychonauts are well equipped to make a valuable contribution to NPS policy debates in general, and are ideally placed to report on the effects of recent policy changes on NPS-related harms in particular. The majority of NPS users in our study supported the introduction of a regulated market for NPS, which would not criminalise users and which would focus on the reduction of NPS-related harm. Conclusions: We argue that the cyber-psychonauts are well placed to contribute to NPS-related drug policy debates and, furthermore, that there may be a role for them in disseminating emerging information about NPS-related harm.