Author： Charuvastra Anthony Friedmann Peter D. Stein Michael D.
Publisher： Haworth Press
ISSN： 1055-0887
Source： Journal of Addictive Diseases, Vol.24, Iss.3, 2005-09, pp. : 87-93
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Abstract
Surveys of physicians' attitudes regarding the therapeutic value of marijuana are rare. Drawing on a national sample of family physicians, general internists, obstetrician-gynecologists, psychiatrists, and addiction specialists, 960 (adjusted response rate 66%) offered opinions about the legal prescription of “marijuana as medical therapy.” Thirty-six percent believed prescribed marijuana should be legal and 26% were neutral to the proposition. Non-moralistic attitudes toward substance use were significantly associated with support for physician prescription, as was internal medicine and obstetrics-gynecology specialization. Physicians are, in general, less supportive than the general American public regarding the use of medical marijuana.
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