“Only Going to Get Worse”: Narrative Magnifications and Emotion Work among Rural Frontline Responders in the Opioid Epidemic

The study of narrative sociology can be used to understand how rural first responders magnify aspects of their collective stories about the opioid crisis to deflect emotional frustrations they experience. Based on 31 interviews with frontline responders in four rural counties in Appalachia, we find...

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Published in:Symbolic interaction 2021-11, Vol.44 (4), p.748-770
Main Authors: Vaccaro, Christian, Swauger, Melissa, Niccolai, Ashley, Morrison, Shayna, Heckert, Alex, Garcia, Victor, Lauber, Erick
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compassion fatigue
Crises
emotion work
frontline responders
Frustration
Management of crises
Narcotics
narrative analysis
Narratives
opioid crisis
Opioids
Rescue workers
Storytelling
Sympathy
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Crises
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frontline responders
Frustration
Management of crises
Narcotics
narrative analysis
Narratives
opioid crisis
Opioids
Rescue workers
Storytelling
Sympathy
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