@article{TEXTUAL,
      recid = {10079},
      author = {Ross, Brendon and Trojian, Thomas and Cushman, Daniel M.},
      title = {Physician Perceptions of Cannabidiol (CBD) and Cannabis in  Sports Medicine and Performance},
      journal = {Translational Sports Medicine},
      address = {2023-12-11},
      number = {TEXTUAL},
      abstract = {Objectives. +ere is growing evidence regarding cannabinoid  use in sports medicine and performance, especially  cannabidiol (CBD). +is study aims to determine if sports  medicine physicians are recommending cannabinoids for  therapeutic purposes, as well as analyze perceptions of  cannabinoids within sports medicine and performance.  Methods. Physician members of the American Medical Society  for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) completed an anonymous survey  on demographics, CBD and Cannabis recommendations, as well  as attitudes toward cannabinoid products within sports  medicine. Factors associated with CBD and cannabis  recommendations as well as perceptual differences were  found using multivariate regression modelling. Results.  Responses from 333 physicians were recorded. The following  groups were less likely to agree with allowing cannabis for  recreational purposes: female gender (coeff. =0.79  (0.33–1.25), p = 0.001), increasing age (coeff. =0.04  (0.02, 0.07), p < 0.001), and rural respondents (compared  to baseline urban, coeff. =1.16 (0.36, 1.95), p =0.004).  Similarly, these three factors were associated with a  higher likelihood of disagreeing with WADA removing  cannabis from the prohibited substance list and with the  NCAA allowing CBD use by collegiate athletes (p ≤ 0.045).  CBD was less likely to be recommended by pediatricians,  rural physicians, and academic physicians (p ≤ 0.030). Male  physicians and younger physicians were less likely to  identify cannabis as performance enhancing (p ≤ 0.042).  Conclusions. Sports medicine physicians have varying views  on cannabinoids. While sports medicine physicians generally  have favorable attitudes toward CBD and cannabis, these  perceptions appear to be significantly affected by age,  practice type, and gender.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/10079},
}