Medical Cannabis in Serbia: The Survey of Knowledge and Attitudes in an Urban Adult Population
| Autor: | Darija Kisic-Tepavcevic, Milica Prpic, Tatjana Pekmezovic, Tatjana Gazibara, Gorica Maric |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Adolescent Urban Population Adult population Medicine (miscellaneous) Convenience sample Medical Marijuana 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Community health center medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Adverse effect Psychiatry General Psychology Legalization Aged Aged 80 and over biology business.industry Middle Aged biology.organism_classification 3. Good health Cross-Sectional Studies 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Medical cannabis Female Cannabis Positive attitude business Serbia |
| Zdroj: | Journal of psychoactive drugs. 49(3) |
| ISSN: | 2159-9777 |
| Popis: | There are some indices in which legalization of medical cannabis in the Republic of Serbia might be considered. The purpose of this research was to assess knowledge and attitudes towards medical cannabis in an urban adult population. This cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2015 and January 2016. A convenience sample of study participants comprised users of the Community Health Center. A total of 360 adults were invited to participate. Data were collected through an anonymous questionnaire. Most participants (77.1%) answered correctly that cancer was indicative of medical cannabis treatment, while the remaining conditions were less frequently recognized. A total of 42% answered correctly that adverse effects of cannabis were hallucinations and dizziness. Persons who previously used cannabis were more knowledgeable on conditions for medical cannabis treatment (ρ = 0.155; p = 0.006). Study respondents expressed positive attitude towards legalization of medical cannabis (median 5 out of 5) and negative towards legalization of recreational cannabis (median 2 out of 5). In conclusion, the adult population in Belgrade had some knowledge of medical cannabis. The overall attitude of our population regarding legalization of medical cannabis was positive, while the attitude towards legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes was negative. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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