“Coming Out”:Stigma, reflexivity and the drug researcher’s drug use

Some personal experience of illicit drug use undoubtedly exists within the population of academic drug researchers. But it is rarely acknowledged, and even more rarely reflected upon, in their published work. This is understandable: criminal, professional and social sanctions may follow public admis...

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Autor principal: Aldridge, Judith A. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Ross, Anna ; Potter, Gary R. ; Barratt, Monica J.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
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Publicado: 2020
En:Año: 2020
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