Homosexuality Male – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:30:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-scc-flavicon-32x32.png Homosexuality Male – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 Medical, therapeutic, and recreational use of cannabis among young men who have sex with men living with HIV https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2021/08/19/medical-therapeutic-and-recreational-use-of-cannabis-among-young-men-who-have-sex-with-men-living-with-hiv/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:28:27 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=24007 Cannabis plays a role in symptoms management in HIV, especially the alleviation of pain and nausea and stimulation of appetite, and prevalence of cannabis use in HIV-positive populations exceeds that of the general U.S. population. Previous research has described an "overlap" between medical and recreational cannabis use among persons living with HIV. To understand better the motives associated cannabis use among young men who have sex with men living with HIV (HIV+ YMSM), we conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 HIV+YMSM in Denver and Chicago.

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