Publications
2024
Doing drug market research critically through a lens of assumed differentiation
Coomber, R. (2024). Doing drug market research critically through a lens of assumed differentiation. In Criminological Connections, Directions, Horizons (pp. 32-48). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003401629-4
Exploring experiences with alcohol and how drinking has changed over time among minority ethnic groups with a diagnosed mental health problem.
Puddephatt, J. -A., Booth, M., Onwumere, J., Das-Munshi, J., Coomber, R., & Goodwin, L. (2024). Exploring experiences with alcohol and how drinking has changed over time among minority ethnic groups with a diagnosed mental health problem.. Social science & medicine (1982), 348, 116803. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116803
How does the prevalence of alcohol use and associations with psychological distress differ across ethnic groups in England: A cross-sectional analysis of eight national surveys
Exploring experiences with alcohol and how drinking has changed over time among minority ethnic groups with a diagnosed mental health problem
How accurate are drug cryptomarket listings by content, weight, purity and repeat purchase?
Barratt, M. J., Coomber, R., Kowalski, M., Aldridge, J., Munksgaard, R., Malm, A., . . . Décary-Hétu, D. (2024). How accurate are drug cryptomarket listings by content, weight, purity and repeat purchase?. Drugs, Habits and Social Policy. doi:10.1108/DHS-11-2023-0043
2023
Understanding the Association Between Mental Health and Alcohol Use Among Minority Ethnic Groups
Puddephat, J. -A., Das-Munshi, J., Coomber, R., Onwumere, J., & Goodwin, L. (2023). Understanding the Association Between Mental Health and Alcohol Use Among Minority Ethnic Groups: Understanding the Association Between Mental Health and Alcohol Use Among Minority Ethnic Groups.
Social Media Applications and ‘Surface Web’ Mediated Supply of Illicit Drugs: Emergent and Established Market Risks and Contradictions
Coomber, R., Childs, A., Moyle, L., & Barratt, M. (2023). Social Media Applications and ‘Surface Web’ Mediated Supply of Illicit Drugs: Emergent and Established Market Risks and Contradictions. In Digital Transformations of Illicit Drug Markets: Reconfiguration and Continuity (pp. 15-28). Emerald Publishing Limited. doi:10.1108/978-1-80043-866-820231002
The changing shape of illicit drug markets
Coomber, R. (2023). The changing shape of illicit drug markets. In Understanding Drug Dealing and Illicit Drug Markets (pp. 22-47). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781351010245-2
‘Steroid holidays' as drug tourism and deviant leisure
Coomber-Moore, J., South, N., Coomber, R., & Moyle, L. (2023). ‘Steroid holidays' as drug tourism and deviant leisure. In Understanding Drug Dealing and Illicit Drug Markets (pp. 188-207). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781351010245-11
2022
Symbolic drugs policing
Coomber, R., Bacon, M., Spicer, J., & Moyle, L. (2022). Symbolic drugs policing. In Drug Law Enforcement, Policing and Harm Reduction (pp. 87-110). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003154136-5
Spitting
Coomber, R. (2022). Spitting. In Shades of Deviance (pp. 25-28). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003138198-5
Beyond the dark web: navigating the risks of cannabis supply over the surface web
Childs, A., Bull, M., & Coomber, R. (2022). Beyond the dark web: navigating the risks of cannabis supply over the surface web. DRUGS-EDUCATION PREVENTION AND POLICY, 29(4), 403-414. doi:10.1080/09687637.2021.1916439
‘Understanding the ‘Social Supply’ and Minimally Commercial Supply of Illicit Drugs’
Coomber, R. (2022). ‘Understanding the ‘Social Supply’ and Minimally Commercial Supply of Illicit Drugs’. Italian Journal of the Addictions. Retrieved from https://www.medicinadelledipendenze.it/
2021
Sentencing for social supply of illicit drugs in Australia
Bull, M., Coomber, R., Moyle, L., Durnian, L., & O'Brien, W. (2021). Sentencing for social supply of illicit drugs in Australia. doi:10.52922/ti78283
2020
The variable and evolving nature of ‘cuckooing’ as a form of criminal exploitation in street level drug markets
Spicer, J., Moyle, L., & Coomber, R. P. N. (2020). The variable and evolving nature of ‘cuckooing’ as a form of criminal exploitation in street level drug markets. Trends in Organized Crime. doi:10.1007/s12117-019-09368-5
Do Online Illicit Drug Market Exchanges Afford Rationality?
Childs, A., Coomber, R., & Bull, M. (2020). Do Online Illicit Drug Market Exchanges Afford Rationality?. Contemporary Drug Problems, 009145092093418. doi:10.1177/0091450920934186
Selling Drugs on Darkweb Cryptomarkets: Differentiated Pathways, Risks and Rewards
Martin, J., Munksgaard, R., Coomber, R., Dermant, J., & Barratt, M. J. (2020). Selling Drugs on Darkweb Cryptomarkets: Differentiated Pathways, Risks and Rewards. The British Journal of Criminology, 60(3), 559-578. doi:10.1093/bjc/azz075
‘Vulnerable’ Kids Going Country: Children and Young People’s Involvement in County Lines Drug Dealing
Windle, J., Moyle, L., & Coomber, R. (2020). ‘Vulnerable’ Kids Going Country: Children and Young People’s Involvement in County Lines Drug Dealing. Youth Justice. doi:10.1177/1473225420902840
Evolving and Diversifying Selling Practices on Drug Cryptomarkets: An Exploration of Off-Platform “Direct Dealing
Childs, A., Coomber, R., Bull, M., & Barratt, M. (2020). Evolving and Diversifying Selling Practices on Drug Cryptomarkets: An Exploration of Off-Platform “Direct Dealing. Journal of Drug Issues. doi:10.1177/0022042619897425
2019
The supply of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPED) to local non-elite users in England Resilient traditional and newly emergent methods
Coomber, R., & Salinas, M. (2020). The supply of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs (IPED) to local non-elite users in England Resilient traditional and newly emergent methods. In HUMAN ENHANCEMENT DRUGS (pp. 230-246). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Barriers and facilitators of maintained smoking abstinence following release from smoke-free prisons: A qualitative enquiry
Puljevic, C., Coomber, R., de Andrade, D., & Kinner, S. A. (2019). Barriers and facilitators of maintained smoking abstinence following release from smoke-free prisons: A qualitative enquiry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY, 68, 9-17. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.03.018
Student transitions into drug supply: exploring the university as a 'risk environment'
Moyle, L., & Coomber, R. (2019). Student transitions into drug supply: exploring the university as a 'risk environment'. JOURNAL OF YOUTH STUDIES, 22(5), 642-657. doi:10.1080/13676261.2018.1529863
Constituents of “teabacco”: A forensic analysis of cigarettes made from diverted nicotine replacement therapy lozenges in smoke‐free prisons
Mitchell, C., Puljević, C., Coomber, R. P. N., White, A., Cresswell, S., Bowman, J., & Kinner, S. (2019). Constituents of “teabacco”: A forensic analysis of cigarettes made from diverted nicotine replacement therapy lozenges in smoke‐free prisons. Drug Testing and Analysis. doi:10.1002/dta.2471
Instadrugs: new research reveals hidden dangers when young people use apps to buy illicit substances
Childs, A., Moyle, L., Barratt, M., & Coomber, R. P. N. (2019). Instadrugs: new research reveals hidden dangers when young people use apps to buy illicit substances. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
Symbolic policing: situating targeted police operations/'crackdowns' on street-level drug markets
Coomber, R., Moyle, L., & Mahoney, M. K. (2019). Symbolic policing: situating targeted police operations/'crackdowns' on street-level drug markets. Policing and Society: an international journal of research and policy, 29(01), 1-17. doi:10.1080/10439463.2017.1323893
#Drugsforsale: An exploration of the use of social media and encrypted messaging apps to supply and access drugs.
Moyle, L., Childs, A., Coomber, R. P. N., & Barratt, M. (2019). #Drugsforsale: An exploration of the use of social media and encrypted messaging apps to supply and access drugs.. International Journal of Drug Policy, 63, 101-110. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.08.005
2018
'Teabacco': Smoking of nicotine-infused tea as an unintended consequence of prison smoking bans
Puljevic, C., Coomber, R., Kinner, S. A., de Andrade, D., Mitchell, C., White, A., . . . Bowman, J. (2018). 'Teabacco': Smoking of nicotine-infused tea as an unintended consequence of prison smoking bans. DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW, 37(7), 912-921. doi:10.1111/dar.12848
The Changing Shape of Street-Level Heroin and Crack Supply in England: Commuting, Holidaying and Cuckooing Drug Dealers Across ‘County Lines’
Coomber, R., & Moyle, L. (2018). The Changing Shape of Street-Level Heroin and Crack Supply in England: Commuting, Holidaying and Cuckooing Drug Dealers Across ‘County Lines’. British Journal of Criminology, 58(6), 1323-1342. doi:10.1093/bjc/azx068
Why Australian prisoners are smoking nicotine-infused tea leaves
Puljevic, C., Ferris, J., Coomber, R. P. N., & Kinner, S. (2018). Why Australian prisoners are smoking nicotine-infused tea leaves. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
The burgeoning recognition and accommodation of the social supply of drugs in international criminal justice systems: An eleven-nation comparative overview
Coomber, R. P. N., Moyle, L., Belackova, V., Decorte, T., Hakkarainen, P., Hathaway, A., . . . Werse, B. (2018). The burgeoning recognition and accommodation of the social supply of drugs in international criminal justice systems: An eleven-nation comparative overview. International Journal of Drug Policy, 58, 93-103. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.05.010
Relapse to smoking following release from smoke-free correctional facilities in Queensland, Australia
Puljevic, C., de Andrade, D., Coomber, R., & Kinner, S. A. (2018). Relapse to smoking following release from smoke-free correctional facilities in Queensland, Australia. DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE, 187, 127-133. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.02.028
Not all drug dealers are the same – it’s time to ditch outdated stereotypes
Coomber, R. P. N. (2018). Not all drug dealers are the same – it’s time to ditch outdated stereotypes. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
Public Spitting in ‘Developing’ Nations of the Global South: Harmless Embedded Practice or Disgusting, Harmful and Deviant?
Coomber, R., Moyle, L., & Pavlidis, A. (2018). Public Spitting in ‘Developing’ Nations of the Global South: Harmless Embedded Practice or Disgusting, Harmful and Deviant?. In The Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and the Global South (pp. 493-520). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65021-0_25
2017
Towards a Moral Ecology of Pharmacological Cognitive Enhancement in British Universities
Vagwala, M. K., Bicquelet, A., Didziokaite, G., Coomber, R., Corrigan, O., & Singh, I. (2017). Towards a Moral Ecology of Pharmacological Cognitive Enhancement in British Universities. NEUROETHICS, 10(3), 389-403. doi:10.1007/s12152-017-9336-5
The geography of crime fear: A pilot study exploring event-based perceptions of risk using mobile technology
Chataway, M. L., Hart, T. C., Coomber, R., & Bond, C. (2017). The geography of crime fear: A pilot study exploring event-based perceptions of risk using mobile technology. APPLIED GEOGRAPHY, 86, 300-307. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.06.010
Bourdieu on supply: Utilizing the 'theory of practice' to understand complexity and culpability in heroin and crack cocaine user-dealing
Moyle, L., & Coomber, R. (2017). Bourdieu on supply: Utilizing the 'theory of practice' to understand complexity and culpability in heroin and crack cocaine user-dealing. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, 14(03), 309-328. doi:10.1177/1477370816652916
The risk environment of anabolic-androgenic steroid users in the UK: Examining motivations, practices and accounts of use
Santos, G. H., & Coomber, R. (2017). The risk environment of anabolic-androgenic steroid users in the UK: Examining motivations, practices and accounts of use. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DRUG POLICY, 40, 35-43. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2016.11.005
2016
The social, relational and mental health characteristics of justice-involved men in the south-west England
Georgiadis, A., Byng, R., Coomber, R., & Quinn, C. (2016). The social, relational and mental health characteristics of justice-involved men in the south-west England. JOURNAL OF FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY & PSYCHOLOGY, 27(6), 835-852. doi:10.1080/14789949.2016.1237538
From Punishment to Pragmatism: Sharing the Burden of Reducing Drug-Related Harm
Bull, M., Denham, G., Trevaskes, S., & Coomber, R. (2016). From Punishment to Pragmatism: Sharing the Burden of Reducing Drug-Related Harm. The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law, 4(2), 300-316. doi:10.1093/cjcl/cxw007
How understanding differences between types of illicit drug market and different types of drug sellers can assist policing approaches and reduce wider public harms: research opportunities in China
Coomber, R. P. N., Bull, M., & Trevaskes, S. (2016). How understanding differences between types of illicit drug market and different types of drug sellers can assist policing approaches and reduce wider public harms: research opportunities in China. Journal of Yunnan Police College.
Reflections on three decades of research on ‘social supply’ in the UK
Coomber, R., Moyle, L., & South, N. (2016). Reflections on three decades of research on ‘social supply’ in the UK. In Friendly Business (pp. 13-28). Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-10329-3_2
The normalisation of drug supply: The social <i>supply</i> of drugs as the "other side" of the history of normalisation
Coomber, R., Moyle, L., & South, N. (2016). The normalisation of drug supply: The social <i>supply</i> of drugs as the "other side" of the history of normalisation. DRUGS-EDUCATION PREVENTION AND POLICY, 23(3), 255-263. doi:10.3109/09687637.2015.1110565
What does it mean to be innovative?
Carrington, P. J., Coomber, R., Letherby, G., & Scott, J. (2016). What does it mean to be innovative?. Methodological Innovations, 9. doi:10.1177/2059799116635805
2015
Earning a Score: An Exploration of the Nature and Roles of Heroin and Crack Cocaine ‘User-Dealers'
Moyle, L., & Coomber, R. (2015). Earning a Score: An Exploration of the Nature and Roles of Heroin and Crack Cocaine ‘User-Dealers'. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, 55(03), 534-555. doi:10.1093/bjc/azu087
A Tale of Two Cities: Understanding Differences in Levels of Heroin/Crack Market-Related Violence—A Two City Comparison
Coomber, R. (2015). A Tale of Two Cities: Understanding Differences in Levels of Heroin/Crack Market-Related Violence—A Two City Comparison. Criminal Justice Review, 40(1), 7-31. doi:10.1177/0734016814565817
Legal-High/NPS use by persistent and prolific offenders engaged with IOMS/TurnAround Teams in Devon and Cornwall
Coomber, R. P. N., Pyle, E., & Moyle, L. (2015). Legal-High/NPS use by persistent and prolific offenders engaged with IOMS/TurnAround Teams in Devon and Cornwall: Legal-High/NPS use by persistent and prolific offenders engaged with IOMS/TurnAround Teams in Devon and Cornwall. Drug and Alcohol Research Service.
Sport-Leisure Interventions in Addiction Treatment
Pavlidis, A., & Coomber, R. P. N. (2015). Sport-Leisure Interventions in Addiction Treatment: Sport-Leisure Interventions in Addiction Treatment. Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia: Griffith Centre for Cultural Research and Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University.
2014
Key Concepts in Drugs and Society
Coomber, R., McElrath, K., Measham, F., & Moore, K. (2013). Key Concepts in Drugs and Society. SAGE Publications, Ltd.. doi:10.4135/9781526401670
The supply of steroids and other performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs) in one English city: Fakes, counterfeits, supplier trust, common beliefs and access
Coomber, R., Pavlidis, A., Santos, G. H., Wilde, M., Schmidt, W., & Redshaw, C. (2014). The supply of steroids and other performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDs) in one English city: Fakes, counterfeits, supplier trust, common beliefs and access. Performance Enhancement & Health, 3(3-4), 135-144. doi:10.1016/j.peh.2015.10.004
Fear and Loathing in Drugs Policy: Risk, Rights and Approaches to Drug Policy and Practice
Coomber, R., & South, N. (2014). Fear and Loathing in Drugs Policy: Risk, Rights and Approaches to Drug Policy and Practice. In Prohibition, Religious Freedom, and Human Rights: Regulating Traditional Drug Use (pp. 235-248). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-40957-8_12
How social fear of drugs in the non-sporting world creates a framework for doping policy in the sporting world
Coomber, R. (2014). How social fear of drugs in the non-sporting world creates a framework for doping policy in the sporting world. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 6(2), 171-193. doi:10.1080/19406940.2012.756824
Beyond drug dealing: Developing and extending the concept of 'social supply' of illicit drugs to 'minimally commercial supply'
Coomber, R., & Moyle, L. (2014). Beyond drug dealing: Developing and extending the concept of 'social supply' of illicit drugs to 'minimally commercial supply'. DRUGS-EDUCATION PREVENTION AND POLICY, 21(2), 157-164. doi:10.3109/09687637.2013.798265
'Fear and loathing in drugs policy: how a better understanding of risk and rights relating to drug, set, setting and process can provide more informed approaches to policy and practice
Coomber, R. P. N., & South, N. (2014). 'Fear and loathing in drugs policy: how a better understanding of risk and rights relating to drug, set, setting and process can provide more informed approaches to policy and practice. In B. Labate, & C. Cavnar (Eds.), Prohibition, Religious Freedom, and Human Rights: Regulating Traditional Drug Use. Springer.
Contested space in the pharmacy: Public attitudes to pharmacy harm reduction services in the West of Scotland
Gidman, W., & Coomber, R. (2014). Contested space in the pharmacy: Public attitudes to pharmacy harm reduction services in the West of Scotland. RESEARCH IN SOCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE PHARMACY, 10(3), 576-587. doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.07.006
2013
Crushing a Walnut With a Sledge Hammer? Analysing the Penal Response to the Social Supply of Illicit Drugs
Moyle, L., Coomber, R., & Lowther, J. (2013). Crushing a Walnut With a Sledge Hammer? Analysing the Penal Response to the Social Supply of Illicit Drugs. SOCIAL & LEGAL STUDIES, 22(4), 553-573. doi:10.1177/0964663913487544
Expansion beyond reason: WADA surveillance and sanction should not concern itself with non-sporting social issues and public health
Coomber, R. (2013). Expansion beyond reason: WADA surveillance and sanction should not concern itself with non-sporting social issues and public health. Performance Enhancement & Health, 2(2), 62-63. doi:10.1016/j.peh.2013.08.005
Key Concepts in Crime and Society
Coomber, R., Donnermeyer, J. F., McElrath, K., & Scott, J. (2015). Key Concepts in Crime and Society. SAGE Publications Ltd. doi:10.4135/9781473919693
Social fear, drug-related beliefs, and drug policy
Coomber, R. (2013). Social fear, drug-related beliefs, and drug policy. In Drugs and Culture: Knowledge, Consumption and Policy (pp. 15-31).
2012
Socological Research Online
Coomber, R. P. N., & Letherby, G. (Eds.) (2012). Socological Research Online (Vol. 17).
2011
Social fear, drug-related beliefs, and drug policy
Coomber, R. (2011). Social fear, drug-related beliefs, and drug policy. In Drugs and Culture: Knowledge, Consumption and Policy (pp. 15-32).
Generalizing Applied Qualitative Research on Harm Reduction: The Example of a Public Injecting Typology
Pearson, M., Parkin, S., & Coomber, R. (2011). Generalizing Applied Qualitative Research on Harm Reduction: The Example of a Public Injecting Typology. Contemporary Drug Problems, 38(1), 61-91. doi:10.1177/009145091103800104
Injecting drug user views (and experiences) of drug-related litter bins in public places: a comparative study of qualitative research findings obtained from UK settings.
Parkin, S., & Coomber, R. (2011). Injecting drug user views (and experiences) of drug-related litter bins in public places: a comparative study of qualitative research findings obtained from UK settings.. Health & place, 17(6), 1218-1227. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.08.002
Public injecting drug use and the social production of harmful practice in high-rise tower blocks (London, UK): a Lefebvrian analysis.
Parkin, S., & Coomber, R. (2011). Public injecting drug use and the social production of harmful practice in high-rise tower blocks (London, UK): a Lefebvrian analysis.. Health & place, 17(3), 717-726. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.02.001
Using the internet for qualitative research on drug users and drug markets: the pros, the cons and the progress
Coomber, R. P. N. (2011). Using the internet for qualitative research on drug users and drug markets: the pros, the cons and the progress. In J. Fountain, F. V. Asmussen, & D. J. Korf (Eds.), Markets, methods and messages: dynamics in European drug research. Pabst Science Publishers.
2010
Qualitative Methods and Theory in Addictions Research
Rhodes, T., & Coomber, R. (2010). Qualitative Methods and Theory in Addictions Research. In Unknown Book (pp. 59-78). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781444318852.ch5
Reconceptualising drug markets and drug dealers — the need for change
Coomber, R. (2010). Reconceptualising drug markets and drug dealers — the need for change. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 10(1), 10-13. doi:10.5042/daat.2010.0122
Fluorescent blue lights, injecting drug use and related health risk in public conveniences: findings from a qualitative study of micro-injecting environments.
Parkin, S., & Coomber, R. (2010). Fluorescent blue lights, injecting drug use and related health risk in public conveniences: findings from a qualitative study of micro-injecting environments.. Health & place, 16(4), 629-637. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.01.007
Qualitative sampling, design and analysis
Rhodes, T., & Coomber, R. (2010). Qualitative sampling, design and analysis. In P. Miller, J. Strang, & P. Miller (Eds.), Addiction Research Methods. Wiley Blackwell.
The challenge of external validity in policy-relevant systematic reviews: a case study from the field of substance misuse.
Pearson, M., & Coomber, R. (2010). The challenge of external validity in policy-relevant systematic reviews: a case study from the field of substance misuse.. Addiction (Abingdon, England), 105(1), 136-145. doi:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02713.x
2009
Public injecting and symbolic violence
Parkin, S., & Coomber, R. (2009). Public injecting and symbolic violence. Addiction Research & Theory, 17(4), 390-405. doi:10.1080/16066350802518247
Value in the Visual: On Public Injecting, Visual Methods and Their Potential for Informing Policy (and Change)
Parkin, S., & Coomber, R. (2009). Value in the Visual: On Public Injecting, Visual Methods and Their Potential for Informing Policy (and Change). Methodological Innovations Online, 4(2), 21-36. doi:10.1177/205979910900400203
Introduction to the Rapid Response on the Current Financial Crisis/'Credit Crunch'
Coomber, R., & Letherby, G. (n.d.). Introduction to the Rapid Response on the Current Financial Crisis/'Credit Crunch'. Sociological Research Online, 14(2). doi:10.5153/sro.1931
Injecting drug users: a stigmatised and stigmatising population.
Simmonds, L., & Coomber, R. (2009). Injecting drug users: a stigmatised and stigmatising population.. The International journal on drug policy, 20(2), 121-130. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2007.09.002
Introduction to the Rapid Response on the Current Financial Crisis/‘Credit Crunch’
Coomber, R., & Letherby, G. (2009). Introduction to the Rapid Response on the Current Financial Crisis/‘Credit Crunch’. Sociological Research Online, 14(2), 1. doi:10.1177/136078040901400201
Informal 'Sorter' Houses: A qualitative insight of the 'shooting gallery' phenomenon in a UK setting.
Parkin, S., & Coomber, R. (2009). Informal 'Sorter' Houses: A qualitative insight of the 'shooting gallery' phenomenon in a UK setting.. Health & place, 15(4), 981-989. doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.03.004
2008
Drug Myths
Coomber, R. P. N. (2008). Drug Myths. In H. Shapiro (Ed.), The Essential Student Reader on Drugs. Drugscope.
Drugs and the Media
Coomber, R. (2008). Drugs and the Media. In H. Shapiro (Ed.), The Essential Student Reader on Drugs. Drugscope.
2007
Arenas of Drug Transactions: Adolescent Cannabis Transactions in England—Social Supply
Coomber, R., & Turnbull, P. (2007). Arenas of Drug Transactions: Adolescent Cannabis Transactions in England—Social Supply. Journal of Drug Issues, 37(4), 845-865. doi:10.1177/002204260703700406
Introduction to the Special Issue: Drug trafficking, drug dealing and drug markets: a need for new research and new concepts
Coomber, R. (2007). Introduction to the Special Issue. Journal of Drug Issues, 37(4), 749-753. doi:10.1177/002204260703700401
Journal of Drug Issues
Coomber, R. P. N. (Ed.) (2007). Journal of Drug Issues (Vol. 37).
2006
How quick to heroin dependence?
Coomber, R., & Sutton, C. (2006). How quick to heroin dependence?. Drug and alcohol review, 25(5), 463-471. doi:10.1080/09595230600883347
Cultural Attitudes
Coomber, R. P. N. (2006). Cultural Attitudes. In M. Kuhar, & H. Liddle (Eds.), Unknown Book (Vol. 1, 1 ed., pp. 241-243). Marshall Cavendish.
Cutting Drugs
Coomber, R. P. N. (2006). Cutting Drugs. In M. Kuhar, & H. Liddle (Eds.), Drugs and Society (pp. 244-246). Marshall Cavendish.
Drugs and Violence
Coomber, R. P. N. (2006). Drugs and Violence. In M. Kuhar, & H. Liddle (Eds.), Drug and Society (pp. 859-864). Marshall Cavendish.
Flashbacks
Coomber, R. P. N. (2006). Flashbacks. In M. Kuhar, & H. Liddle (Eds.), Drugs and Society (pp. 403-404).
Pusher Myths Re-situating the Drug Dealer
Coomber, R. (2006). Pusher Myths Re-situating the Drug Dealer. Free Assn Books.
Street-Level Drug Market Activity in Sydney's Primary Heroin Markets: Organization, Adulteration Practices, Pricing, Marketing and Violence
Coomber, R., & Maher, L. (2006). Street-Level Drug Market Activity in Sydney's Primary Heroin Markets: Organization, Adulteration Practices, Pricing, Marketing and Violence. Journal of Drug Issues, 36(3), 719-753. doi:10.1177/002204260603600310
The Opium Wars
Coomber, R. P. N. (2006). The Opium Wars. In M. Kuhar, & H. Liddle (Eds.), Drugs and Society (pp. 618-620). Marshal Cavendish.
2004
Drug use and drug market intersections
Coomber, R. (2004). Drug use and drug market intersections. Addiction Research & Theory, 12(6), 501-505. doi:10.1080/16066350412331323092
From the deal to the needle: Drug purchasing and preparation among heroin users in drug treatment in South London
Best, D., Beswick, T., Gossop, M., Rees, S., Coomber, R., Witton, J., & Strang, J. (2004). From the deal to the needle: Drug purchasing and preparation among heroin users in drug treatment in South London. Addiction Research & Theory, 12(6), 539-548. doi:10.1080/16066350412331323065
Addiction Research and Theory
Coomber, R. P. N. (Ed.) (2004). Addiction Research and Theory (Vol. 12). Taylor & Francis.
Drug Use and Cultural Contexts 'beyond the West' Tradition, Change and Post-colonialism
Coomber, R., & South, N. (Eds.) (2004). Drug Use and Cultural Contexts 'beyond the West' Tradition, Change and Post-colonialism. Free Assn Books.
2003
There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: How “Freebies” and “Credit” Operate as Part of Rational Drug Market Activity
Coomber, R. (2003). There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: How “Freebies” and “Credit” Operate as Part of Rational Drug Market Activity. Journal of Drug Issues, 33(4), 939-962. doi:10.1177/002204260303300408
Using Cannabis Therapeutically in the UK: A Qualitative Analysis
Coomber, R., Oliver, M., & Morris, C. (2003). Using Cannabis Therapeutically in the UK: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of Drug Issues, 33(2), 325-356. doi:10.1177/002204260303300204
2002
Signing your life away?: Why Research Ethics Committees (REC) shouldn't always require written confirmation that participants in research have been informed of the aims of a study and their rights - the case of criminal populations. (Commentary)
Coomber, R. (2002). Signing your life away?: Why Research Ethics Committees (REC) shouldn't always require written confirmation that participants in research have been informed of the aims of a study and their rights - the case of criminal populations. (Commentary). Sociological Research Online, 7(1), 218-221. doi:10.5153/sro.678
Editorial: Protecting our research subjects, our data and ourselves from respective prosecution, seizure and summons/subpoena
Editorial (2002). Addiction Research & Theory, 10(1), 1-5. doi:10.1080/16066350290001678
From Salt Injection to Naloxone: Accuracy and Myths in Peer Resuscitation Methods for Opiate Overdose
Beswick, T., Best, D., Bearn, J., Rees, S., Gossop, M., Coomber, R., & Strang, J. (2002). From Salt Injection to Naloxone: Accuracy and Myths in Peer Resuscitation Methods for Opiate Overdose. Journal of Drug Issues, 32(4), 1103-1114. doi:10.1177/002204260203200406
Peer overdose resuscitation: multiple intervention strategies and time to response by drug users who witness overdose.
Best, D., Gossop, M., Man, L. -H., Stillwell, G., Coomber, R., & Strang, J. (2002). Peer overdose resuscitation: multiple intervention strategies and time to response by drug users who witness overdose.. Drug and alcohol review, 21(3), 269-274. doi:10.1080/0959523021000002732
2001
Multiple drug use: patterns and practices of heroin and crack use in a population of opiate addicts in treatment
BESWICK, T., BEST, D., REES, S., COOMBER, R., GOSSOP, M., & STRANG, J. (2001). Multiple drug use: patterns and practices of heroin and crack use in a population of opiate addicts in treatment. Drug and Alcohol Review, 20(2), 201-204. doi:10.1080/09595230123134
Multiple drug use: patterns and practices of heroin and crack use in a population of opiate addicts in treatment
Beswick, T., Best, D., Rees, S., Coomber, R., Gossop, M., & Strang, J. (2001). Multiple drug use: patterns and practices of heroin and crack use in a population of opiate addicts in treatment. Drug and Alcohol Review, 20(2), 201-204. doi:10.1080/09595230120058588
2000
How the media do drugs: quality control and the reporting of drug issues in the UK print media.
Coomber, R., Morris, C., & Dunn, L. (2000). How the media do drugs: quality control and the reporting of drug issues in the UK print media.. The International journal on drug policy, 11(3), 217-225. doi:10.1016/s0955-3959(00)00046-3
1999
Assessing the Real Dangers of Illicit Drugs - Risk Analysis as the Way Forward?
Coomber, R. (1999). Assessing the Real Dangers of Illicit Drugs - Risk Analysis as the Way Forward?. Addiction Research, 7(2), 85-90. doi:10.3109/16066359909004376
Lay Perceptions and Beliefs About the Adulteration of Illicit Drugs in the 1990s - A Student Sample
Coomber, R. (1999). Lay Perceptions and Beliefs About the Adulteration of Illicit Drugs in the 1990s - A Student Sample. Addiction Research, 7(4), 323-338. doi:10.3109/16066359909004390
The Cutting of Heroin in the United States in the 1990s
Coomber, R. (1999). The Cutting of Heroin in the United States in the 1990s. Journal of Drug Issues, 29(1), 17-35. doi:10.1177/002204269902900102
1998
The Control of Drugs and Drug Users Reason or Reaction?
Coomber, R. (Ed.) (1998). The Control of Drugs and Drug Users Reason or Reaction?. CRC Press.
1997
The adulteration of illicit drugs with dangerous substances—the discovery of a “myth”
Coomber, R. (1997). The adulteration of illicit drugs with dangerous substances—the discovery of a “myth”. Contemporary Drug Problems, 24(2), 239-271. doi:10.1177/009145099702400204
Dangerous Drug Adulteration - An International Survey of Drug Dealers Using the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW)
Coomber, R. P. N. (1997). Dangerous Drug Adulteration - An International Survey of Drug Dealers Using the Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW). International Journal of Drug Policy, 8, 71-81.
How Often Does the Adulteration/Dilution of Heroin Actually Occur: An Analysis of 228 ‘Street' Samples Across the UK (1995-1996) and Discussion of Monitoring Policy’
Coomber, R. P. N. (1997). How Often Does the Adulteration/Dilution of Heroin Actually Occur: An Analysis of 228 ‘Street' Samples Across the UK (1995-1996) and Discussion of Monitoring Policy’. International Journal of Drug Policy, 8(4), 78-86.
The Adulteration of Drugs: What Dealers Do to Illicit Drugs, and What They Think is Done to Them
Coomber, R. (1997). The Adulteration of Drugs: What Dealers Do to Illicit Drugs, and What They Think is Done to Them. Addiction Research, 5(4), 297-306. doi:10.3109/16066359709004344
Using the Internet for Survey Research
Coomber, R. (1997). Using the Internet for Survey Research. Sociological Research Online, 2(2), 49-58. doi:10.5153/sro.73
Vim in the Veins–Fantasy or Fact: The Adulteration of Illicit Drugs
Coomber, R. (1997). Vim in the Veins–Fantasy or Fact: The Adulteration of Illicit Drugs. Addiction Research, 5(3), 195-212. doi:10.3109/16066359709005261
1996
The Effect of Drug Use in Sport on People's Perception of Sport: The Policy Consequences
Coomber, R. P. N. (1996). The Effect of Drug Use in Sport on People's Perception of Sport: The Policy Consequences. International Journal of Performance Enhancing Drugs, 1(1), 16-20.
1994
Drugs and Drug Use in Society A Critical Reader
Coomber, R. (Ed.) (1994). Drugs and Drug Use in Society A Critical Reader.
1993
Drugs in Sport: Rhetoric or Pragmatism?
Coomber, R. P. N. (1993). Drugs in Sport: Rhetoric or Pragmatism?. International Journal of Drug Policy, 4(4), 69-78.
1992
Paradigms and Practice in Drug Services in England
MacGregor, S., Ettore, E., Coomber, R., & Crosier, A. (1992). Paradigms and Practice in Drug Services in England. International Journal of Drug Policy.
Substance Misuse and Ethnic Minorities: An Agenda for Change
Adebowale, V., Ranger, C., & Coomber, R. P. N. (1992). Substance Misuse and Ethnic Minorities: An Agenda for Change. Northampton: CAN Press.
1991
Book Reviews
COOMBER, R. (1991). Book Reviews. Sociology, 25(2), 351-352. doi:10.1177/0038038591025002026
1990
Book Reviews: A Critical Dictionary of Sociology, A Treatise on Social Theory. Volume II: Substantive Social Theory, Max Weber and Thomas Mann: Calling and the Shaping of the Self, ÉMile Durkheim and the Reformation of Sociology, Politics and Class Analysis, Choice, Rationality and Social, Social Anthropology and the Politics of Language, The Pluralist Theory of the State: Selected Writings of G.D.H. Cole, J.N. Figgis and H.J. Laski, Let History Judge: The Origins and Consequences of Stalinism, Feminism and Psychoanalytic Theory, The Woman in the Body. A Cultural Analysis of Reproduction, Rediscovering Masculinity: Reason, Language and Sexuality, Growing Old in the Twentieth Century, Nursing the Dying, Doctoring the Media: The Reporting of Health and Medicine, Social Order/Mental Disorder: Anglo-American Psychiatry in Historical Perspective., Sport in Britain: A Social History, Family Art, ‘Highbrow! Lowbrow’: The Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy in America
Turner, B. S., Smith, D., Layder, D., Turner, C., Pickering, W. S. F., Savage, M., . . . DiMaggio, P. (1990). Book Reviews: A Critical Dictionary of Sociology, A Treatise on Social Theory. Volume II: Substantive Social Theory, Max Weber and Thomas Mann: Calling and the Shaping of the Self, ÉMile Durkheim and the Reformation of Sociology, Politics and Class Analysis, Choice, Rationality and Social, Social Anthropology and the Politics of Language, The Pluralist Theory of the State: Selected Writings of G.D.H. Cole, J.N. Figgis and H.J. Laski, Let History Judge: The Origins and Consequences of Stalinism, Feminism and Psychoanalytic Theory, The Woman in the Body. A Cultural Analysis of Reproduction, Rediscovering Masculinity: Reason, Language and Sexuality, Growing Old in the Twentieth Century, Nursing the Dying, Doctoring the Media: The Reporting of Health and Medicine, Social Order/Mental Disorder: Anglo-American Psychiatry in Historical Perspective., Sport in Britain: A Social History, Family Art, ‘Highbrow! Lowbrow’: The Emergence of Cultural Hierarchy in America. The Sociological Review, 38(3), 564-612. doi:10.1111/j.1467-954x.1990.tb00923.x
1989
Book Reviews: Man, His Nature and Place in the World, Durkheimian Sociology: Cultural Studies, Max Weber: An Introduction to His Life and Work, Max Weber's ‘Science as a Vocation’, Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-Modernity and Intellectuals, The Nature of Power, Bureaucracy and Political Power, Bureaucracy, Power and Prestige in the British Army, Landlords and Capitalists: The Dominant Class of Chile, Women's Attitudes towards Work, Gender Segregation at Work, Falling from Grace: The Experience of Downward Mobility in the American Middle Class, After Redundancy, In Search of Stability: Explorations in Historical Political Economy, Changing Boundaries of the Political: Essays on the Evolving Balance between the State and Society, Public and Private in Europe, The Hard Road to Renewal: Thatcherism and the Crisis of the Left, Material Culture and Mass Consumption, Sport, Politics and the Working Class: Organized Labour and Sport in Inter-War Britain, English Football and Society, 1919–1950, The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith since World War II, Homoeopathy and the Medical Profession, Social Work and Received Ideas, The Logic of Social Welfare: Conjectures and Formulations
Turner, B. S., Mestrovic, S. G., Scaff, L. A., Banks, J. A., Lazarus, N., Law, J., . . . Sullivan, M. (1989). Book Reviews: Man, His Nature and Place in the World, Durkheimian Sociology: Cultural Studies, Max Weber: An Introduction to His Life and Work, Max Weber's ‘Science as a Vocation’, Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-Modernity and Intellectuals, The Nature of Power, Bureaucracy and Political Power, Bureaucracy, Power and Prestige in the British Army, Landlords and Capitalists: The Dominant Class of Chile, Women's Attitudes towards Work, Gender Segregation at Work, Falling from Grace: The Experience of Downward Mobility in the American Middle Class, After Redundancy, In Search of Stability: Explorations in Historical Political Economy, Changing Boundaries of the Political: Essays on the Evolving Balance between the State and Society, Public and Private in Europe, The Hard Road to Renewal: Thatcherism and the Crisis of the Left, Material Culture and Mass Consumption, Sport, Politics and the Working Class: Organized Labour and Sport in Inter-War Britain, English Football and Society, 1919–1950, The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith since World War II, Homoeopathy and the Medical Profession, Social Work and Received Ideas, The Logic of Social Welfare: Conjectures and Formulations. The Sociological Review, 37(4), 795-858. doi:10.1111/j.1467-954x.1989.tb00054.x
Book Reviews: Handbook of Sociology, Culture and Agency: The Place of Culture in Social Theory, Trust: Making and Breaking Cooperative Relations, Global Restructuring and Territorial Development, Capitalism and Unfree Labour: Anomaly or Necessity?, Multi-Racist Britain, The Free Economy and the Strong State: The Politics of Thatcherism, The New Right: Politics, Markets and Citizenship, The Politics of Local Government, J. Baudrillard, Selected Writings, Science, Technology and Social Change, The Culture of Capital: Art, Power and the Nineteenth-Century Middle Class, Microcircuits of Capital: ‘Sunrise’ Industry and Uneven Development, The Economics of Television: The UK Case, Teenagers and Teenpics: The Juvenilization of American Movies in the 1950s, The Abolitionists: The Family and Marriage under Attack, Problems of Childhood and Adolescence, within School Walls: The Role of Discipline, Sexuality and the Curriculum, Education, Training and the New Vocationalism, The Sociology of Old Age, Joining Forces: Police Training, Socialization and Occupational Competence, The Regulation of Madness: The Origins of Incarceration in France, ‘am I That Name?’: Feminism and the Category of ‘Women’ in History, Denise Riley, Nonsexist Research Methods: A Practical Guide, Doing Research in Organisations
Turner, B. S., Fielding, N., Ingold, T., Bandyopadhyay, P., Horne, J., Coomber, R., . . . Ackroyd, S. (1989). Book Reviews: Handbook of Sociology, Culture and Agency: The Place of Culture in Social Theory, Trust: Making and Breaking Cooperative Relations, Global Restructuring and Territorial Development, Capitalism and Unfree Labour: Anomaly or Necessity?, Multi-Racist Britain, The Free Economy and the Strong State: The Politics of Thatcherism, The New Right: Politics, Markets and Citizenship, The Politics of Local Government, J. Baudrillard, Selected Writings, Science, Technology and Social Change, The Culture of Capital: Art, Power and the Nineteenth-Century Middle Class, Microcircuits of Capital: ‘Sunrise’ Industry and Uneven Development, The Economics of Television: The UK Case, Teenagers and Teenpics: The Juvenilization of American Movies in the 1950s, The Abolitionists: The Family and Marriage under Attack, Problems of Childhood and Adolescence, within School Walls: The Role of Discipline, Sexuality and the Curriculum, Education, Training and the New Vocationalism, The Sociology of Old Age, Joining Forces: Police Training, Socialization and Occupational Competence, The Regulation of Madness: The Origins of Incarceration in France, ‘am I That Name?’: Feminism and the Category of ‘Women’ in History, Denise Riley, Nonsexist Research Methods: A Practical Guide, Doing Research in Organisations. The Sociological Review, 37(3), 551-609. doi:10.1111/j.1467-954x.1989.tb00045.x