Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7514579 | International Journal of Drug Policy | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
By focusing on the meanings that heroin users themselves attribute to being active, our analyses reveal that members of this population derive great pleasure from all manner of physical pastimes. A small but growing literature on embodied sporting practices helps us to interpret this. We conclude that there is an important role for physical activity, sport and exercise within policy and practice responses to heroin use, but with a need to be creative and flexible regarding the kinds of activities promoted.
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Authors
Joanne Neale, Sarah Nettleton, Lucy Pickering,