“Like the Wild West”: Health care provider perspectives on impacts of recreational cannabis legalization on patients and providers at a tertiary psychiatric hospital in Ontario, Canada
This study begins to address the paucity of data on impacts of legalization from mental health service delivery settings. Findings show that although legalization has had some positive impacts, there are ongoing patient concerns and unmet provider needs. More research is needed to understand the experiences of providers delivering care to populations experiencing mental health and/or substance use concerns who use cannabis in the post-legalization era.
Authors
- Brian Rush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9289-6072)
- Nikki Bozinoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9512-7407)
- Vicky Stergiopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3941-9434)
- Tara Marie Watson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1268-9899)
- Jessica L. Wiese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-3607)
- Sergio Rueda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0654-6421)
- Bernard Le Foll
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Mental Health Research Canada (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209487
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.90
Funders
- Pfizer
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
- Indivior
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation
- University of Toronto
- National Institutes of Health
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research