The Medicalization of Marijuana: Legitimacy, Stigma, and the Patient Experience

ISBN-13: 9781138320871 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 280 str.

Michelle Newhart; William Dolphin

Opis

 The Medicalization of Marijuana takes the first comprehensive look at how patients negotiate incomplete medicalization and what their experiences reveal about our relationship with this controversial plant as it is incorporated into biomedicine. 

Spis treści

Preface. Marijuana, Cannabis, and Hemp: A Note on Terms. Introduction: A Tale of Two Patients. Chapter 1: The Social Construction of Cannabis Use. Chapter 2: The Landscape of Cannabis Policy. Chapter 3: Becoming a Patient. Chapter 4: Cannabis and the Doctor–Patient Interaction. Chapter 5: Medical Cannabis Use in Everyday Life. Chapter 6: Changing the Set: Creating Medical Routines of Cannabis Use. Chapter 7: The Power of Place: Changes to Setting. Chapter 8: Stereotypes, Stigma, and Mitigating Risk. Chapter 9: Strategies for Managing and Changing Cannabis Stigma. Chapter 10: Beyond Medicalization: Healthism and Pharmaceuticalization. Appendix: Research Methods. Index.