Self-Medication with Cannabis in the Czech Republic from an Anthropological Perspective

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43310%2F17%3A43912434" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43310/17:43912434 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.5817/AI2017-2-77" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.5817/AI2017-2-77</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/AI2017-2-77" target="_blank" >10.5817/AI2017-2-77</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Self-Medication with Cannabis in the Czech Republic from an Anthropological Perspective

Original language description

This article is focused on the self-medication with cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) in the Czech Republic, exploring subjective perception of this treatment by ill persons and its sociocultural framework. It describes a situation when the state fails to eff ectively regulate medical cannabis and patients oft en seek practices of self-medication, which remains illegal in the country. An online questionnaire was done from January 1, 2017 to May 1, 2017, in deliberately selected volunteers approached via organizations providing comprehensive information about the issue. Th e study sample consists of 107 subjects, who used cannabis and its derivatives for self-medication. Using the Grounded theory approach, the results indicate that people who seek cannabis for self-medication in the Czech Republic consider it current legal regulation objectionable. Cannabis plants for self-medication are usually grown at home and people gain information about the treatment primarily online. Considering the experience of respondents, there are common practices of cannabis self-medication described in this article and their impact on the health status of the participants. It contains information useful for the organizations working with medical cannabis patients.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50404 - Anthropology, ethnology

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Anthropologia Integra

ISSN

1804-6657

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

8

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

77-87

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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