Using semistructured interviews with 30 microdosers and the sociology of accounts, the authors show that participants offered no excuses but instead deployed six justificatory strategies—denial of injury, self-sustaining, self-fulfilment, appeal to normality, appeal to loyalties and knowledgeableness—when describing their practice. The study highlights how these justifications reveal microdosers’ subjective experiences and their attempts to align the practice with societal expectations.
- Published
- Journal
- Journal of Drug Issues
- Authors
- Beaton, B., Copes, H., Webb, M., Hochstetler, A., Hendricks, P. S.