Abstract:
BACKGROUND:The majority of Australians support a change in legislation to allow the use of cannabis for medical purposes. Despite strong public support, very little is known about the patterns of medicinal cannabis use among Australians. OBJECTIVES:This study aims to gain a better understanding of Australian medicinal cannabis users and their patterns of use. METHODS:The nature of calls to the Cannabis Information and Helpline (N = 15701), a free national service for Australians with concerns regarding cannabis use, were investigated to determine the number of calls made by those who inquired about the medicinal use of cannabis (N = 275) and the implied reasons for use among those who identify using cannabis in this way. RESULTS:The majority of medicinal cannabis inquirers mentioned cannabis to alleviate pain. Further, compared to other callers, medicinal cannabis inquirers were more likely to be male, unemployed, older, and have recently started using cannabis. CONCLUSIONS:These findings highlight the need for future research to better understand the issues faced by Australians regarding the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes and how they may be meaningfully addressed. Particular focus should be placed toward older, unemployed males.
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Subst Use Misusejournal_title
Substance use & misuseauthors
Gates PJ,Albertella Ldoi
10.1080/10826084.2017.1298616subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-10-15 00:00:00pages
1634-1638issue
12eissn
1082-6084issn
1532-2491journal_volume
52pub_type
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