ArticleAddiction research & theory2020
Medical, therapeutic, and recreational use of cannabis among young men who have sex with men living with HIV.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Mapping Literature Review of Medical Cannabis Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Evidence in Approved Conditions in the USA from 2016 to 2019.Medical cannabis and cannabinoids · 2021Pooled it
- Limited Impact of Cannabidiol on Health-related Quality of Life of People With Long-term Controlled HIV: A Double-blind, Randomized, Controlled Trial.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Trial
- Violence Exposure, Affect and ART Use Among Young Black and Latinx Men Who have Sex with Men: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Neuroimmune Correlates of HIV and Marijuana Use: Peripheral Biomarkers and Cognitive Function.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026Article
- Associations between cannabis use, cannabis use motivations and past year polysubstance use among people living with HIV in Florida.AIDS care · 2026Article
- Cannabis Use in HIV: Impact on Inflammation, Immunity and the Microbiome.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2025Review
- Perceived Risks and Benefits and Frequency of Cannabis Use Among People with HIV in Different Legal Environments.AIDS research and human retroviruses · 2024Article
- Why a distinct medical stream is necessary to support patients using cannabis for medical purposes.Journal of cannabis research · 2023Article
- Disentangling Medicinal and Recreational cannabis Use Among People Living with HIV: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- "I feel like marijuana is the only drug that wouldn't kill me": perceptions of cannabis use in previously incarcerated Black men who have sex with other men.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- Drug use typology, demographic covariates, and associations with condomless anal sex: A latent class analysis among a U.S. national cohort of men who have sex with men.The International journal on drug policy · 2023Article
- Routes of administration, reasons for use, and approved indications of medical cannabis in oncology: a scoping review.BMC cancer · 2022Article
- The Persistence of Stigma and Other Challenges Experienced by Medical Cannabis Users: A Thematic Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.Medical cannabis and cannabinoidsReview
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Abstract
Cannabis plays a role in symptoms management in HIV, especially the alleviation of pain and nausea and stimulation of appetite, and prevalence of cannabis use in HIV-positive populations exceeds that of the general U.S. population. Previous research has described an "overlap" between medical and recreational cannabis use among persons living with HIV. To understand better the motives associated cannabis use among young men who have sex with men living with HIV (HIV+ YMSM), we conducted semi-structured interviews with 30 HIV+YMSM in Denver and Chicago. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded by a diverse team of analysts. In addition to findings that mapped onto previously identified medical motives and recreational motives, we identified several themes that straddled medical and recreational use in a domain we describe as therapeutic. Themes identified in this therapeutic domain of cannabis use include (a) enhanced introspection among individuals that promotes psychological adjustment to an HIV diagnosis, improved medical management, and future orientation; (b) reflection processes that mitigate interpersonal conflict and improve interpersonal communication; and (c) a social-therapeutic phenomena of cannabis use among young persons with living HIV that is characterized by both enhanced introspection and improved interpersonal communication. Our findings suggest a spectrum of cannabis use among HIV+ YMSM that may be characterized not only by an overlap between medical and recreational use, but also by a distinct therapeutic domain that incorporates stress alleviation and cognitive expansion processes to improve focus on HIV management and self-care.
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