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Article: Sit down to float: The cultural meaning of ketamine use in Hong Kong
Title | Sit down to float: The cultural meaning of ketamine use in Hong Kong |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Culture Of Drug Consumption Dance Ketamine Young People |
Issue Date | 2008 |
Publisher | Informa Healthcare. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/16066359.asp |
Citation | Addiction Research And Theory, 2008, v. 16 n. 3, p. 259-271 How to Cite? |
Abstract | From the late 1990s onward, ketamine use among young persons in Hong Kong grew rapidly becoming the drug of choice. This article examines ketamine's attraction in Hong Kong, and in so doing aims to uncover the cultural meaning of ketamine use. The analysis explores the emergence and shifts in meanings and experiences of those who initiate and continue to use ketamine. The data stems from a comparative study of the social setting of club drug use in Hong Kong, San Francisco and Rotterdam. We draw from 100 in-depth interviews to examine the experiences of young persons who have used drugs in dance venues in Hong Kong. Our findings indicate that ketamine has become embedded in a distinctively working class youth dance scene, is accessible in terms of supply and cost, shared among groups of friends and results in a stimulating yet liberating experience beyond that of ecstasy. © 2008 Informa UK Ltd. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/172349 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 1.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.850 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Joe-Laidler, K | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Hunt, G | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-30T06:21:55Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-30T06:21:55Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Addiction Research And Theory, 2008, v. 16 n. 3, p. 259-271 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1606-6359 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/172349 | - |
dc.description.abstract | From the late 1990s onward, ketamine use among young persons in Hong Kong grew rapidly becoming the drug of choice. This article examines ketamine's attraction in Hong Kong, and in so doing aims to uncover the cultural meaning of ketamine use. The analysis explores the emergence and shifts in meanings and experiences of those who initiate and continue to use ketamine. The data stems from a comparative study of the social setting of club drug use in Hong Kong, San Francisco and Rotterdam. We draw from 100 in-depth interviews to examine the experiences of young persons who have used drugs in dance venues in Hong Kong. Our findings indicate that ketamine has become embedded in a distinctively working class youth dance scene, is accessible in terms of supply and cost, shared among groups of friends and results in a stimulating yet liberating experience beyond that of ecstasy. © 2008 Informa UK Ltd. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Informa Healthcare. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/16066359.asp | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Addiction Research and Theory | en_US |
dc.subject | Culture Of Drug Consumption | en_US |
dc.subject | Dance | en_US |
dc.subject | Ketamine | en_US |
dc.subject | Young People | en_US |
dc.title | Sit down to float: The cultural meaning of ketamine use in Hong Kong | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Joe-Laidler, K: kjoe@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Joe-Laidler, K=rp00566 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/16066350801983673 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 19759834 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC2744071 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-45849089901 | en_US |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 138573 | - |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-45849089901&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 16 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 259 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 271 | en_US |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1476-7392 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000256014500006 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Joe-Laidler, K=6505842203 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Hunt, G=7202673818 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1476-7392 | - |