Exploring what shapes injection and non-injection among a sample of marginalized people who use drugs

Actor-network theory and event analysis provide a more nuanced understanding of drug consumption practices by drawing together complex material, spatial, social and temporal aspects of drug use, which helps identify the variety of forces involved in contexts that are thought to shape substance use. By attending to events of drug consumption we can better understand how contexts shape drug use and related harms. With greater insight into the transformative capacity of drug use events, strategies may be better tailored to prevent drug use-related harms.