You Sort of Switch Off

Exploring Mindlessness in Injecting Drug Users' Accounts of Blood

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4919535
AutoresCarla Treloar (0000-0002-8230-0386, UNSW Sydney)
Ano2005
Volume10
Fascículo1
Páginas137-145
Data de publicação2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105305048560
PMID15576505
OpenAlexW2164349290
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas20

Risk of blood borne virus among injecting drug users is high and is a significant challenge for public health efforts. Mindlessness/mindfulness theory provides an alternative lens through which to understand social phenomena. Interview transcripts of 32 current and former injectors were explored for evidence of mindless injecting (or automatic behaviour). Mindlessness in injecting practices can be important as opportunities to reduce injecting risk can emerge from understanding 'expert' approaches to injecting. Further work is required to generate fuller understandings of this construct on injecting drug use and to incorporate carefully and sensitively this tool into health promotion efforts

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