Open AccessCannabis Use Among Mental Health Professionals: A Qualitative Study of Cannabis-Related Risk Perceptions
Author(s) -
Amar Ghelani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of drug issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1945-1369
pISSN - 0022-0426
DOI - 10.1177/00220426211032558
Subject(s) - cannabis , psychosocial , mental health , psychology , biopsychosocial model , psychiatry , perception , clinical psychology , qualitative research , addiction , harm , medicine , social psychology , social science , neuroscience , sociology
Perceptions of cannabis-related risk are changing, and many are viewing cannabis as harmless despite the biopsychosocial risks. Perceptions of risk have an impact on behavior as individuals who are less likely to view cannabis as risky are more likely to use it problematically.