Reasons for Marijuana Use and Its Perceived Effectiveness in Therapeutic and Recreational Marijuana Users Among People Living with HIV in Florida.
Reasons for Marijuana Use and Its Perceived Effectiveness in Therapeutic and Recreational Marijuana Users Among People Living with HIV in Florida.
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10.26828/cannabis/2021.01.002
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2021
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Cook, Robert L
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Sajdeya, Ruba;Joseph, Verlin;Stetten, Nichole E;Ibanez, Gladys E;Wang, Yan;Powell, Lauren;Somboonwit, Charurut;Corsi, Karen F;Cook, Robert L
治疗性和娱乐性大麻使用在艾滋病毒感染者（PLWH）中很常见。然而，感知的“治疗”和“娱乐”使用之间的区别是模糊的，几乎没有关于使用的具体原因和感知大麻在慢性病成人中的有效性的信息。我们的目的是比较使用的原因和原因特定的感知大麻的有效性之间的治疗和娱乐用户PLWH。在2018-2019年，213名目前使用大麻的PLWH（平均年龄48岁，59%为男性，69%为非洲裔美国人）完成了一份调查问卷，评估他们使用大麻的具体原因，包括“主要原因”。参与者被分为三个动机组之一：治疗，娱乐，或两者兼而有之。对于每一个特定的原因，参与者将大麻的有效性评为0-10，其中10是最有效的。通过ANOVA比较三个动机组的平均有效性得分，p <0.05被认为具有统计学意义。在治疗性（n=63，37%）、娱乐性（n=48，28%）和两者相等（n=59，35%）类别中使用大麻的最常见主要原因分别是“疼痛”（21%）、“兴奋”（32%）和“放松”（20%）。与娱乐性使用者相比，治疗性使用者和两者同等使用者在“疼痛”和“减少愤怒”方面的平均有效性得分显著更高。与其他两个类别相比，“两者都一样”的组在“总体感觉更好”、“兴奋”和“放松”方面的平均有效性得分也明显更高。在主要用于治疗或娱乐的大麻使用者中，自我报告的使用大麻的原因有显著的重叠。在娱乐性使用者中，大麻的有效性最低。
Therapeutic and recreational marijuana use are common among people living with HIV (PLWH). However, the distinction between perceived "therapeutic" and "recreational" use is blurred, with little information about the specific reasons for use and perceived marijuana effectiveness in adults with chronic conditions. We aimed to compare reasons for use and reason-specific perceived marijuana effectiveness between therapeutic and recreational users among PLWH. In 2018-2019, 213 PLWH currently using marijuana (mean age 48 years, 59% male, 69% African American) completed a questionnaire assessing their specific reasons for using marijuana, including the "main reason." Participants were categorized into one of three motivation groups: therapeutic, recreational, or both equally. For each specific reason, participants rated marijuana effectiveness as 0-10, with 10 being the most effective. The mean effectiveness scores were compared across the three motivation groups via ANOVA, with p <0.05 considered statistically significant. The most frequent main reasons for marijuana use in the therapeutic (n=63, 37%), recreational (n=48, 28%), and both equally (n=59, 35%) categories were "Pain" (21%), "To get high" (32%), and "To relax" (20%), respectively. Compared to recreational users, therapeutic and both equally users provided significantly higher mean effectiveness scores for "Pain," and "To reduce anger." The "Both equally" group also provided significantly higher mean effectiveness scores for "To feel better in general," "To get high," and "To relax" compared to the other two categories. There is a significant overlap in self-reported reasons for marijuana use in primarily therapeutic or recreational users. Perceived marijuana effectiveness was lowest among recreational users.