
Preventive Medicine Reports, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 37, С. 102574 - 102574
Опубликована: Дек. 23, 2023
Growing cannabis use among young adults in the United States surpasses research and public understanding, raising health concerns despite potential benefits. Limited focuses on their knowledge, attitudes, risks, motivations, especially states with limited legalization. This study explores knowledge attitudes healthy adult consumers to understand risk benefit perceptions. Data include a subsample of participants Herbal Heart Study, cohort examine subclinical cardiovascular (18-35 years old) non-consumers. A qualitative thematic analysis interviews was performed using deductive approach driven by theory Health Belief Model generate categories codes. Dedoose used organize transcripts coding. total 22 (M age = 25.3, SD 4.4) were interviewed between May 5, 2021- September 23, 2022. Participants predominantly female (n 13) Hispanic 9) or non-Hispanic Black 7). Five themes identified: perceived benefits risks associated use, motivation for cannabis, barriers use. discussed positive/negative toward risks/benefits based personal experience gathered information. Some showed deficits, most wanted more health-related research. Given current climate rising legalization, availability novel products, societal acceptance, further evidence-based literacy are essential keep pace liberalization trends.
Язык: Английский