TY - GEN
T1 - Co-design for harm reduction systems with online communities of bodybuilding steroid users
AU - Papangelis, Konstantinos
AU - Chamberlain, Alan
AU - Liang, Hai Ning
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - A significant number of communities of bodybuilding drugs and Anabolic Androgenic Steroid users exist online (the term "steroid forum" on google returns over 140,000 results). However, very little is known about them as most research has traditionally focused on addiction recovery online communities. This work aims to provide an insight into understanding the on-line communities of bodybuilding drug and AAS users from multiple perspectives through the lens of harm reduction. In order to do so, we embedded ourselves in various online communities for several months, conducted 32 interviews and conducted a co-design session with bodybuilding drugs and AAS users. The results indicate that these online communities are central to the drug use of many individuals, and that harm is a significant issue for the majority of these on-line communities. Based on this, we present and discuss an initial conceptual model to demonstrate how researchers can approach these communities, build rapport, and conduct collaboratory research and co-design with them.
AB - A significant number of communities of bodybuilding drugs and Anabolic Androgenic Steroid users exist online (the term "steroid forum" on google returns over 140,000 results). However, very little is known about them as most research has traditionally focused on addiction recovery online communities. This work aims to provide an insight into understanding the on-line communities of bodybuilding drug and AAS users from multiple perspectives through the lens of harm reduction. In order to do so, we embedded ourselves in various online communities for several months, conducted 32 interviews and conducted a co-design session with bodybuilding drugs and AAS users. The results indicate that these online communities are central to the drug use of many individuals, and that harm is a significant issue for the majority of these on-line communities. Based on this, we present and discuss an initial conceptual model to demonstrate how researchers can approach these communities, build rapport, and conduct collaboratory research and co-design with them.
KW - Anabolic Androgenic Steroids
KW - Co-design
KW - Harm reduction
KW - Online communities of support
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85016927276&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/CTS.2016.24
DO - 10.1109/CTS.2016.24
M3 - Conference Proceeding
AN - SCOPUS:85016927276
T3 - Proceedings - 2016 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems, CTS 2016
SP - 35
EP - 42
BT - Proceedings - 2016 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems, CTS 2016
A2 - Smari, Waleed W.
A2 - Natarian, Joseph
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2016 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems, CTS 2016
Y2 - 31 October 2016 through 4 November 2016
ER -