Thanks for your thoughts Peter. No I didn't know that this was thought to be the first internet transaction! I had a look and found there have been some reviews comparing online and live support groups, see: Finfgeld, D. L. (2000). Therapeutic groups online: The good, the bad, and the unknown. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 21(3), 241-255. White, M., & Dorman, S. M. (2001). Receiving social support online: Implications for health education. Health Education Research, 16(6), 693-707. cheers monica Monica Barratt PhD Candidate National Drug Research Institute Curtin University GPO Box U1987 PERTH WA 6845 t: +61 8 9266 2735 f: +61 8 9266 1611 m: +61 407 778 938 e: monica.barratt@postgrad.curtin.edu.au -----Original Message----- From: air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Peter Timusk Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2006 9:22 AM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] Drug-user online forums But I don't know any studies per say but a possible thesis might be to compare on-line support with live meeting support. Also I am not sure but I believe I have heard in some Internet promotion news item or documentary that the first commercial transaction on the Internet was a drug deal. On 2-May-06, at 9:18 PM, Peter Timusk wrote:
Hi I find drug users and others coming into Narcotics Anonymous chats at yahoo. But here the object is to not use drugs. But I suppose your aware of this. There are a number of high people coming into these rooms for support in quitting drug use.
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