Clinicians' attitudes and knowledge of medicinal cannabis in opioid dependence treatment clinics in New South Wales, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are no prior studies investigating the attitudes and knowledge of opioid treatment program (OTP) clinicians on prescribed medicinal cannabis in OTP clients. This study examined the OTP clinicians' medicinal cannabis experience, knowledge, concerns, and educational needs.

Methods

Staff from six public OTP services in New South Wales completed a medicinal cannabis survey. Staff included nurses, doctors, pharmacists, allied health, and consumer workers. Single-level regression models were used to estimate participants' sex, role, and year of experience effect.

Results

102 (63%) clinicians responded to the medicinal cannabis part of the survey, mostly female (n = 58, 56.9%), and more than half worked full-time (n = 54, 52.9%). Most of the participants (88

SUBMITTER: Parvaresh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12357479 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature