tailieunhanh - báo cáo khoa học: " Cannabis as a substitute for alcohol and other drugs Amanda Reiman"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Cannabis as a substitute for alcohol and other drugs Amanda Reiman | Harm Reduction Journal BioMed Central Research Cannabis as a substitute for alcohol and other drugs Amanda Reiman Address School of Social Welfare University of California Berkeley 120 Haviland Hall Berkeley CA 94720 USA Email Amanda Reiman - areiman@ Open Access Published 3 December 2009 Received 28 September 2009 Accepted 3 December 2009 Harm Reduction Journal 2009 6 35 doi l 477-7517-6-35 This article is available from http content 6 1 35 2009 Reiman licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Substitution can be operationalized as the conscious choice to use one drug legal or illicit instead of or in conjunction with another due to issues such as perceived safety level of addiction potential effectiveness in relieving symptoms access and level of acceptance. This practice of substitution has been observed among individuals using cannabis for medical purposes. This study examined drug and alcohol use and the occurrence of substitution among medical cannabis patients. Methods Anonymous survey data were collected at the Berkeley Patient s Group BPG a medical cannabis dispensary in Berkeley CA. N 350 The sample was 68 male 54 single 66 White mean age was 39 74 have health insurance including MediCal 41 work full time 81 have completed at least some college 55 make less than 40 000 a year. Seventy one percent report having a chronic medical condition 52 use cannabis for a pain related condition 75 use cannabis for a mental health issue. Results Fifty three percent of the sample currently drinks alcohol was the average number of drinking days per week was the average number of drinks on a drinking occasion. One quarter currently uses tobacco