Changing the Set
Michelle Newhart, William Dolphin
September 3, 2018 DOI: 10.4324/9780429450464-7 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Qualitative study |
|---|---|
| Population | People who use cannabis medically, across various conditions |
| Intervention | Cannabis |
| Key findings | Argues that people who use cannabis medically develop self-regulated routines shaped by mindset, delivery preferences, timing, and a priority on functional health. Because medicalization is incomplete and recreational use patterns cast a shadow, patients often bear the burden of proving legitimacy. Patient stories across conditions reinforce the importance of social roles and resistance to role loss, positioning mindset and medical behaviors as ways patients participate in medicalization. |
Abstract
Chapter 6: Changing the Set: Creating Medical Routines of Cannabis Use . This chapter turns to the second part of “drug, set, and setting,” investigating changes to the ‘set’ of people who use cannabis medically. ‘Set’ can be understood as both the biological set of an individual’s physiology and the mindset with which they use a substance. Patient stories present different patterns for determining the best protocols for use, including preferences for method of delivery, timing, and the prioritization of functional health—the ability to function effectively in daily life by treating the debilitating aspects of illness or disease while minimizing the effects of medication that reduce functioning. Incomplete medicalization and the shadow of recreational use patterns heighten questions of legitimacy in self-regulated regimens of use, often pushing this question on the individual. Across various conditions, patient stories reinforce the importance of roles and the resistance to role loss. Mindset and adoption of medical behaviors are key ways in which patients participate in medicalization processes.