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- Title
Bioethical analysis to the therapeutic use of Cannabis: Integrative review.
- Authors
Vasconcelos, Selene Cordeiro; Silva, Antonia Oliveira; Moreira, Maria Adelaide Silva Paredes; Correia, Analine de Souza Bandeira; Guerra, Ana Luisa Antunes Gonçalves; Santos, Adrielle Rodrigues dos; Frazão, Iracema da Silva
- Abstract
Introduction: Despite being considered as a contravention under some countries' legislation, the therapeutic use of Cannabis sativa has been growing in Brazil, due to the promising results observed in many pathologies. Such a scenario has fostered the need to deepen discussions on the subject and possibly revise legislation governing the substance use and access. Objectives: Identify the types of stigma related to the therapeutic use of Cannabis and describe the strategies people use to overcome stigma. Methods: This integrative review was carried out in the databases PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library, with 565 articles being retrieved. Triads' cross-check were done, first maintaining the "cannabis" and "therapeutic use" pair, added by "stigma," "bioethics," "ethics," "social consequences," and "legal consequences." The final selection resulted in six articles. Ethical Consideration: However, the ethical issues that pervade and regulate decisions on this subject must be considered. Results: Different dimensions and types of stigma related to the therapeutic use of Cannabis have been identified. The bioethical principle of autonomy was an expression of citizenship and human rights, mitigating internal conflicts related to self-stigma and the effects of external stigma on the person's life. Conclusion: It was possible to identify the types of stigma related to the therapeutic use of Cannabis is an internal dimension represented (self-stigma) and an external dimension, represented (social and structural stigmas) and to identify strategies adopted to face this stigma: skills training group for users, elaboration of laws and specific programs to clarify the therapeutic use of Cannabis with a greater social scope, and support for family members. Thus, contributing to the building of people's autonomy in a broader context of decision-making autonomy and executive autonomy will provide the development of people's capacity to perform complex tasks of self-management and, consequently, to continue promoting and preserving their decision-making process and their capacity to plan and perform tasks associated with managing their lives and their treatments.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; MEDICAL marijuana; AUTONOMY (Psychology); BIOETHICS; CANNABIS (Genus); CINAHL database; HUMAN rights; INFORMATION storage &; retrieval systems; MEDICAL databases; PSYCHOLOGY information storage &; retrieval systems; MEDLINE; MENTAL health; ONLINE information services; SOCIAL stigma; SYSTEMATIC reviews; SOCIAL support
- Publication
Nursing Ethics, 2019, Vol 26, Issue 1, p96
- ISSN
0969-7330
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0969733017703699