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WHO on Marijuana
WHO
Project on Health Implications of Cannabis Use:
A Comparative Appraisal of the Health and Psychological Consequences of Alcohol, Cannabis, Nicotine and Opiate Use
Table 2:
Types
of problems reported in the past 12 months by current
users age 18 to 34 (Ontario 1992)
| [IN
THE PAST 12 MONTHS] Was there ever a time that your use of ____ had a harmful effect on your ...? |
ALCOHOL | TOBACCO | CANNABIS | ||||||
| Total | Frequency 5+ | Total | Cigs/day | Total | Frequency of use | ||||
| 0 - 11 | 12+ times in year | 0 - 11 | 11+ | less than monthly | 1+ times per month | ||||
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Total
N
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338 | 255 | 77 | 126 | 44 | 82 | 42 | 19 | 24 |
| Friendship or social life | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 7 | - | 12 |
| Physical health | 10 | 4 | 21 | 58 | 60 | 56 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| Home life or marriage | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| Work, studies or employment opportunities | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | - | 12 |
| Financial situation | 6 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 26 | 52 | 14 | - | 24 |
| One or more | 17 | 9 | 35 | 69 | 63 | 72 | 28 | 4 | 47 |
| Two or more | 6 | 2 | 18 | 39 | 26 | 47 | 8 | - | 14 |