Who Are Medical Marijuana Patients? Population Characteristics from Nine California Assessment Clinics
Who Are Medical Marijuana Patients? Population Characteristics from Nine California Assessment Clinics
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DOI：
10.1080/02791072.2011.587700
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发表时间：
2011-04-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Heddleston, Tom
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作者：
Reinarman, Craig;Nunberg, Helen;Heddleston, Tom
大麻目前是一种非法的精神活性药物，许多医生认为它具有实质性的治疗用途。医学文献包含了越来越多的关于大麻素的研究，以及表明治疗潜力的案例研究和轶事报告。已经有15个州通过了医用大麻法律，但人们对越来越多的医用大麻患者知之甚少。这篇文章报道了来自加利福尼亚州9个医用大麻评估诊所网络的1746名患者的样本。患者填写标准化病历表格；评估医生填写标准化评估表。根据这些数据，我们描述了患者特征、自我报告的症状、医生评估、尝试的其他治疗方法、其他药物使用和医用大麻使用做法。疼痛、失眠和焦虑是评估医生推荐医用大麻的最常见情况。讨论了医用大麻患者人口随时间的变化，进一步研究的必要性，以及转移的问题。
Marijuana is a currently illegal psychoactive drug that many physicians believe has substantial therapeutic uses. The medical literature contains a growing number of studies on cannabinoids as well as case studies and anecdotal reports suggesting therapeutic potential. Fifteen states have passed medical marijuana laws, but little is known about the growing population of patients who use marijuana medicinally. This article reports on a sample of 1,746 patients from a network of nine medical marijuana evaluation clinics in California. Patients completed a standardized medical history form; evaluating physicians completed standardized evaluation forms. From this data we describe patient characteristics, self-reported presenting symptoms, physician evaluations, other treatments tried, other drug use, and medical marijuana use practices. Pain, insomnia, and anxiety were the most common conditions for which evaluating physicians recommended medical marijuana. Shifts in the medical marijuana patient population over time, the need for further research, and the issue of diversion are discussed.