Socially Situated Experiences of Substance Use
A Photo Elicitation Pilot Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16915744 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Niki Kiepek (0000-0003-2053-5080, Dalhousie University, corresponding author), Christine Ausman (0000-0003-3324-3423, Dalhousie University), Andrea Murphy (0000-0001-5093-6681, Dalhousie University), Tommy Brothers (Dalhousie University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | SAGE Open (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2158-2440 • E-ISSN: 2158-2440 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/21582440231200360 |
| OpenAlex | W4387193081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 52 |
Our study was designed to pilot a photo elicitation methodology and undertake preliminary examination of substance use from the perspectives of two potentially disparate groups. Photo elicitation methodology involved participant generated photos and elicitation interviews to purposefully explore (i) how people who use substances depict and discuss their own substance use, and (ii) how professionals who prescribe/dispense pharmaceuticals depict and portray how substances impact the lives’ of patients/clients. Individuals who use substances told “stories of self.” Health providers blended “stories of others” and “stories of social worlds” that indirectly revealed “stories of self.” All participants confronted dominant social perspectives, offering alternative interpretations and challenging such opinions as incomplete or erroneous. The social nature of substances held contrasting perspectives, with health professionals seeing incentives of “fitting in” with “peers using” and a “coping strategy” to reduce social anxiety. Participants who use substances told stories of positive social connections through shared experiences of substance use and increased effects of sociability. Findings may contribute to nuanced understandings to destigmatise and mitigate Othering
Photo elicitation · Psychotherapist · Situated · Sociology · Substance use · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Community Health and Development · Health Policy Implementation Science · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Analyzing Narrative Reality
Why sex and gender matter in implementation research
Photo-elicitation
Addressing alcohol and other drug stigma
‘I’d struggle to see it as cheating’
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Poststructural Policy Analysis
Outsiders
Interviews – Learning the Craft of Qualitative Research Interviewing
Comparing stigmatising attitudes towards people with substance use disorders between the general public, GPs, mental health and addiction specialists and clients
Talking about pictures
OxyContin in Ontario
Making medicine; producing pleasure
Seeking legitimacy for broad understandings of substance use
Erasing pleasure from public discourse on illicit drugs
The social life of drugs
Thinking with pleasure
Mana
Social media photography
The visual image as discussion point
Why narrative
If walls could talk”
Substance Use and Professional Identity
Getting Better”
After Method
Metaphors of Distress
The Challenges of Participant Photography
Facilitating Interviews in Qualitative Research With Visual Tools
Teachings from the American Earth
Photography in Anthropology
Thinking Critically About Photovoice
Visual Methodologies in Qualitative Research
Photo-Elicitation Interviews with Vulnerable Populations
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |