LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN CHILE: A TOPIC FOR REFLECTION FOR NURSING

Authors

  • Carolina Luengo Martínez Universidad del Bío Bío, Chillán, Chile.
  • Patricia Jara Concha Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.

Keywords:

Cannabis, drug abuse, nursing, globalization

Abstract

The article aims to describe the context of the legalization of marijuana in Chile and provide some guidelines for nurses to begin reflecting about the implications it has. Nurses are commited to helping improve the health of the population; therefore, they cannot avoid being involved in the discussion around this issue. At least five guidelines are suggested to be considered to start a reflection: the best scientific evidence available, the views that have emerged about this issue, the challenges regarding care in a globalized world, cultural care and finally, the bioethical aspects involved. Nurses should focus their efforts in preventing marijuana use in early school years.

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Author Biographies

Carolina Luengo Martínez, Universidad del Bío Bío, Chillán, Chile.

nfermera, Doctor © en Enfermería, Magíster en Salud Pública. Académica Universidad del Bío Bío, Chillán, Chile. Email: caroluengo@gmail.com

Patricia Jara Concha, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.

nfermera, Doctora en Enfermería, Profesora Titular Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile. E-mail: pjara@udec.cl

volumen 22 N2

Published

2016-06-05

How to Cite

1.
Luengo Martínez C, Jara Concha P. LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA IN CHILE: A TOPIC FOR REFLECTION FOR NURSING. Cienc enferm [Internet]. 2016Jun.5 [cited 2024Nov.23];22(2):161-. Available from: https://revistas.udec.cl/index.php/cienciayenfermeria/article/view/183

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Artículos
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