In the Club: Ecstasy Use and Supply in a London Nightclub

@article{Sanders2005InTC,
  title={In the Club: Ecstasy Use and Supply in a London Nightclub},
  author={Bill Sanders},
  journal={Sociology},
  year={2005},
  volume={39},
  pages={241 - 258}
}
  • B. Sanders
  • Published 1 April 2005
  • Sociology
  • Sociology
Every weekend in the UK millions of young people attend nightclubs and many of them will use ‘dance’ drugs such as ecstasy. Drawing from ethnographic data generated from working as a club security guard and in-depth interview material with other security guards and a club manager, this article describes and analyses the use and supply of ecstasy within a large London nightclub. The analyses are centred on the normalized character of ecstasy within this club, the efforts of several security… 
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