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| Title |
Perceptions of cannabis as a stigmatized medicine: a qualitative descriptive study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Harm Reduction Journal, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1477-7517-10-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joan L Bottorff, Laura JL Bissell, Lynda G Balneaves, John L Oliffe, N Rielle Capler, Jane Buxton |
| Abstract |
Despite its increasing prevalence and acceptance among the general public, cannabis use continues to be viewed as an aberrant activity in many contexts. However, little is known about how stigma associated with cannabis use affects individuals who use cannabis for therapeutic purposes (CTP) and what strategies these individuals employ to manage associated stigma. The aim of this Canadian study was to describe users' perceptions of and responses to the stigma attached to using CTP. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 47 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 18 | 38% |
| United States | 6 | 13% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| South Africa | 1 | 2% |
| Czechia | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 16 | 34% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 37 | 79% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 7 | 15% |
| Scientists | 2 | 4% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 253 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 253 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 55 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 45 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 7% |
| Researcher | 16 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 42 | 17% |
| Unknown | 62 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 34 | 13% |
| Psychology | 32 | 13% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 44 | 17% |
| Unknown | 70 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 120. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 March 2024.
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