‘Some days I am a lunatic that thinks I can moderate’: Amalgamating recovery and neo-liberal discourses within accounts of non-drinking among women active in the ‘positive sobriety’ community on Instagram in the UK

Emily Nicholls; Amanda Atkinson; Beth Meadows; Harry Sumnall

doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103937

‘Some days I am a lunatic that thinks I can moderate’: Amalgamating recovery and neo-liberal discourses within accounts of non-drinking among women active in the ‘positive sobriety’ community on Instagram in the UK

Emily Nicholls, Amanda Atkinson, Beth Meadows, Harry Sumnall

Department of Sociology

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Original language	English
Article number	103937
Number of pages	12
Journal	International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume	112
Early online date	23 Dec 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103937
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2023

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Nicholls, E., Atkinson, A., Meadows, B., & Sumnall, H. (2023). ‘Some days I am a lunatic that thinks I can moderate’: Amalgamating recovery and neo-liberal discourses within accounts of non-drinking among women active in the ‘positive sobriety’ community on Instagram in the UK. International Journal of Drug Policy, 112, Article 103937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103937

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‘Some days I am a lunatic that thinks I can moderate’: Amalgamating recovery and neo-liberal discourses within accounts of non-drinking among women active in the ‘positive sobriety’ community on Instagram in the UK. / Nicholls, Emily; Atkinson, Amanda; Meadows, Beth et al.
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Nicholls E, Atkinson A, Meadows B, Sumnall H. ‘Some days I am a lunatic that thinks I can moderate’: Amalgamating recovery and neo-liberal discourses within accounts of non-drinking among women active in the ‘positive sobriety’ community on Instagram in the UK. International Journal of Drug Policy. 2023 Feb 1;112:103937. Epub 2022 Dec 23. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103937