Table 1 The 51 categorized topics and the four overarching themes characterizing the discussions
Themes | Topics |
|---|---|
Uncovering the substance facts | Brands |
Service | |
Contraindications | |
Content speculation | |
Batches | |
Vendors | |
Reviews and evaluations | |
Acquisition | |
Specific substances | |
Availability | |
Toxicity | |
Quality | |
Legal status | |
Price | |
Tolerance and cross-tolerance | |
Pharmacology | |
Comparing substances | |
Dosage and administration | Supplements |
Purpose and intention | |
Combinations | |
Administration | |
Expectations | |
Settings | |
Mood and state | |
Dosage | |
Do it yourself | |
Recreation | |
Subjectively experienced effects | Initial effects |
Aftereffects | |
Side effects | |
Positive effects | |
Physiological | |
Emotional | |
Cognitive | |
Duration | |
Potency | |
Evaluating effects | |
Experiences | |
Insight | |
Comparing effects | |
Support and safety | Coping |
Harm reduction | |
Caution | |
Acute help | |
Risks | |
Warnings | |
Recovery reports | |
Addiction | |
Support | |
Advice |