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Article: Modulation of Drug Use in Southern Farming Communities: Social Origins of Poly-use
- Article from:
- Human Organization
- Article date:
- October 1, 2009
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CopyrightCopyright Society of Applied Anthropology Fall 2009. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Popular images of users who are overly fond of a "drug of choice" are belied by the experience of those who seek or become aware of varied effects from multiple forms of use. Based on fieldwork and ethnographic interviews, this article discusses poly-use by men and women who sequentially use new lifetime drugs; temporarily replace drugs over seasonal agricultural cycles that inhibit a schedule of regular use; pace use by days of the week; and/or mix drugs prior to and/or during a drug session. User narratives from farming communities of the southern United States highlight a poly-use discourse that accentuates knowledge of bodily effects that move beyond that of a mono-drug high. This ...