{"id":3037,"date":"2024-04-12T11:32:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T14:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medicina.ufmg.br\/sismid\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:32:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T14:32:35","slug":"framing-substance-use-as-recreational-is-neither-accurate-nor-helpful-for-prevention-purposes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicina.ufmg.br\/sismid\/2024\/04\/12\/framing-substance-use-as-recreational-is-neither-accurate-nor-helpful-for-prevention-purposes\/","title":{"rendered":"Framing substance use as \u201crecreational\u201d is neither accurate nor helpful for prevention purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Abstract<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This debate paper discusses six reasons why the term \u201crecreational substance use\u201d should be avoided. (1)&nbsp;Social norms and beliefs&nbsp;are drivers of behavior; therefore, the normalized use of the term conveys injunctive norms of a fully socially acceptable substance. Injunctive norms are the most important drivers of initiation into substance use. (2)&nbsp;The illusion of being in control, suggesting that if consumed for leisure and recreation it can easily be controlled; (3)&nbsp;Idealized social representations&nbsp;that fuel an idealized image of an alternative glamourous or mindful consumption culture; (4)&nbsp;Downplaying potential harms; (5)&nbsp;The implicit promise of everyday pleasure, the ever-growing potency of cannabis products does not fit the narrative of its use for recreation; (6)&nbsp;Industry as a trojan horse&nbsp;branding discourse of the concept of medical cannabis to normalize the image of non-medical use: to complement \u201ctherapeutic\u201d with \u201crecreational\u201d. \u201cRecreational use\u201d is a subjective ill-defined term. This debate paper aims to find a better terminological solution, honestly denominating with a neutral, unbiased, and objective connotation what is now called \u201crecreational use\u201d. Thus, we propose using the term \u201cnon-therapeutic\u201d use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10935-023-00745-z\" style=\"background-color:#1a5491\">Acessar<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract This debate paper discusses six reasons why the term \u201crecreational substance use\u201d should be avoided. (1)&nbsp;Social norms and beliefs&nbsp;are drivers of behavior; therefore, the normalized use of the term conveys injunctive norms of a fully socially acceptable substance. Injunctive norms are the most important drivers of initiation into substance use. 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