Marijuana: Views on Its Medical Use Recorded at the Slovak Social Network

• Published in: Journal of drug education Vol. 46; no. 1-2; pp. 3 - 14
• Main Authors: Kolena, Branislav, Petrovicová, Ida, Trnovec, Tomáš, Pilka, Tomáš, Bicanová, Gabriela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States SAGE Publications 01.06.2016
• Subjects: Age Differences; Correlation; Drug Therapy; Educational Attainment; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Health Services; Marijuana; Online Surveys; Place of Residence; Public Opinion; Social Networks; Statistical Analysis; Substance Abuse; Slovakia; medical use; survey; Cannabis sativa L; education; Slovakia

We describe opinions on medical use of "Cannabis sativa L." under conditions of Slovakia (n = 717). Personal experience with marijuana was detected in 77.42% (n = 553) in age categories younger than 20 years (n = 96) and in 77.06% (n = 457) of adults. Almost 86% of respondents (n = 618) ag...