Virtually a drug scare: mephedrone and the impact of the internet on drug news transmission

Alasdair Forsyth

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.12.003

Virtually a drug scare: mephedrone and the impact of the internet on drug news transmission

Alasdair Forsyth

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Abstract

On the 16th April 2010 the drug mephedrone was outlawed in the UK. This followed news media reports of deaths linked to the drug. In many respects the mephedrone scare represented a familiar pattern of drug framing and legislative reaction. However, the mephedrone scare took place in the era of online news transmission. To quantify the mephedrone scare the Google Internet search-engine's Trends and News applications were monitored from when the first death was attributed to the drug until 1 year after it was banned.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	198–209
Number of pages	12
Journal	International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2011.12.003
Publication status	Published - May 2012

Keywords

drugs
mephedrone
digital media

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A. Forsyth (2012) Virtually a drug scare article
Originally published in: International Journal of Drug Policy (2012), 23 (3), pp.198–209, published by Elsevier. Final pubisher version of article available at the DOI link below. Copyright © Elsevier B.V.
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