Hello everyone,
I originally posted this on the cocaine forum but I didn’t realise there was a forum specifically for drugs research! Apologies for posting it twice and if you’ve already read it, I couldn’t see anything that would allow me to delete the thread.
My name is Lucy, I’m a postgraduate student at Durham University completing a Master’s degree in the School of Applied Social Sciences. I’m interested in exploring the social and cultural acceptability of cocaine use for my dissertation and it would be very much appreciated if you are interested in taking part.
If you are over 18 and have taken cocaine at least once in your lifetime, it would be great if you are happy to take part in interviews. The interviews can take place in any way you would prefer: via instant messaging for example on Skype, via email or via private messaging on this forum.
If you are interested, please send me a private message or reply to this forum message stating you have read and understood this information sheet and that you give your consent to participate. I will then arrange with you how and when the interview will take place. It shouldn’t take longer than thirty to forty minutes but you are welcome to spend as long as you like.
All participants will be completely anonymous as I will disguise the names of the forum and your usernames, any email addresses or other names e.g. Skype names with pseudonyms in the dissertation. You can withdraw from the research at any time or refuse to answer any questions without giving a reason.
Before you decide, you are welcome to contact me at any time to ask questions and discuss the project. You can contact me with your questions at any time during the research by replying to this forum message, by PM or by email at l.f.cordell@durham.ac.uk. My dissertation supervisor is Dr. Kate O’Brien who can be contacted via email at kate.o’brien@durham.ac.uk. After the research is finished, you are welcome to contact me for a copy of the research findings.
It would be useful to get an idea of people’s views on this topic so I was thinking to also turn this thread into a discussion about the topic. Feel free to contribute even if you’re not a cocaine user, any replies will be appreciated.
Firstly, I was wondering whether people here regard cocaine as a very harmful drug or do you think it can be taken in a sensible fashion so that any risks and harms are minimised?
I’m also interested to know people’s views on the popularity of cocaine.Do you think in recent years that cocaine has grown in popularity and become more socially acceptable among young adults? Would you say the image of cocaine as a drug has changed at all?
Thank you.
