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báo cáo khoa học: " Survey of Australians using cannabis for medical purposes"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Survey of Australians using cannabis for medical purposes | Harm Reduction Journal BioMed Central Research Survey of Australians using cannabis for medical purposes Wendy Swift Peter Gates and Paul Dillon Open Access Address National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia Email Wendy Swift - w.swift@unsw.edu.au Peter Gates - p.gates@unsw.edu.au Paul Dillon - p.dillon@unsw.edu.au Corresponding author Published 04 October 2005 Received 17 August 2005 Accepted 04 October 2005 Harm Reduction Journal 2005 2 18 doi 10.1186 1477-7517-2-18 H This article is available from http www.harmreductionjournal.com content 2 1 18 2005 Swift et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http creativecommons.org licenses by 2.0 which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The New South Wales State Government recently proposed a trial of the medical use of cannabis. Australians who currently use cannabis medicinally do so illegally and without assurances of quality control. Given the dearth of local information on this issue this study explored the experiences of medical cannabis users. Methods Australian adults who had used cannabis for medical purposes were recruited using media stories. A total of 147 respondents were screened by phone and anonymous questionnaires were mailed to be returned by postage paid envelope. Results Data were available for 128 participants. Long term and regular medical cannabis use was frequently reported for multiple medical conditions including chronic pain 57 depression 56 arthritis 35 persistent nausea 27 and weight loss 26 . Cannabis was perceived to provide great relief overall 86 and substantial relief of specific symptoms such as pain nausea and insomnia. It was also typically perceived as superior to other medications in terms of undesirable effects and the extent of relief