EVALUATION OF THE STATE OF KNOWLEDGE OF POLISH STUDENTS ON THE TOPIC OF CANNABINOIDS: CROSS-SECTIONAL LOCAL STUDY.

Background: Cannabis is a plant that possesses psychoactive properties and contains approximately 500 active substances, including more than 100 cannabinoids. THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (Cannabidiol) are the best known. Cannabinoids are used to treat a number of disorders. Aim of the study: Learn about medical students' knowledge of medicinal cannabinoids. Material and methods: A total of 240 medical students from the University of Technology and Humanities in Radom were surveyed. In this study, the method of diagnostic interviewing used was auditory interviewing. The author's questionnaire was used as the research tool. IBM SPSS Statistics package version 26 performed statistical analysis of key descriptive statistics. Student's t-test, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman's rho test, ANOVA, and post hoc Tukey test were applied. Results: The average level of knowledge about the application of medicinal cannabinoids was 44.24, deviating by +/- 4.40. The students of medical programs have a knowledge significantly larger than physical therapy students, whereas nursing students are not different in this respect from either medicine or physical therapy students. Conclusions: Medical students do not have sufficient knowledge about the application of medicinal cannabinoids. The introduction of this subject matter to undergraduate programs seems reasonable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]