Heavy Marijuana Users Not in Treatment: The Continuing Search for the “Pure” Marijuana User

Rainone, Gregory; Deren, Sherry; Kleinman, Paula H.; Wish, Eric D.

doi:10.1080/02791072.1987.10472423

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“…Most of this sample also recognised benefits and harms of cannabis use, including effects on health. Many of their experiences and concerns are similar to those reported among the North Coast sample and other studies of cannabis users [5,6,22,23].…”

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confidence: 67%

Characteristics of Long-Term Cannabis Users in Sydney, Australia

Swift

Hall

Copeland³

1998

Eur Addict Res

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Two hundred long-term cannabis users (58% male) were interviewed on their characteristics and experience of use. Respondents had been regularly using cannabis for an average of 11 years and more than half used daily (56%). The most common route of administration was in a waterpipe, and nearly all (93%) smoked the flowering heads ot the plant. One in 5 (21%) had a cannabis-related conviction. The benefits of use were perceived to be its relaxing, mood-enhancing effects, and its ability to alter consciousness. The most commonly cited negative aspects of use were cost, negative psychological effects and legal status. Polydrug use was common, with alcohol and tobacco almost universally used on a regular basis. More than half the drinkers in the sample were consuming alcohol at hazardous or harmful levels.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 67%

Characteristics of Long-Term Cannabis Users in Sydney, Australia

Swift

Hall

Copeland³

1998

Eur Addict Res

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“…The majority of cannabis users in this study were aware that cannabis can cause some health and psychological problems. Previous studies found similar concerns about reduced energy, impaired concentration and memory, family problems and respiratory sym ptom s (Rainone et al, 1987;Roffman & Barnhart, 1987).…”

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confidence: 60%

“…This is surprising considering that cannabis use increased rapidly from the late 1960s to become the most widely used illicit recreational drug in the United States and, more recently, in Australia (Donnelly & Hall, 1994). Although there have been studies of chronic users in Jam aica (Rubin & Com itas, 1975), Greece (Stefanis, Dornbush & Fink, 1977) and Costa Rica (Carter, Coggins & Doughty, 1980;Page, Fletcher & True, 1988) only a limited number of small sample studies of long-term users were conducted in the United States over 10 years ago (Haas & Hendin, 1987;Hendin et al, 1987;Rainone et al, 1987;Roffman & Barnhart, 1987). Consequently, there is limited information on people who have used cannabis regularly for 10± 20 years or more.…”

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confidence: 99%

Long‐term cannabis use: characteristics of users in an Australian rural area

Reilly¹,

Didcott²,

Swift³

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“…al. 1998;Gove, Geerken, and Hughes 1979;Pape, Hammer, and Vaglum 1994;Pedersen 1990;Rainone et al 1987;Reilly et al 1998). This study will attempt to resolve these divergent findings by assessing various aspects of marijuana use.…”

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“…Use of marijuana at an early age is particularly likely to affect educational attainment. Several studies have shown that early marijuana users achieve less in high school (Dembo et al 1992;Ellickson et al 1998;Guy, Smith, and Bentler 1994;Newcomb and Bentler 1988;Rainone et al 1987). Educational attainment is closely linked with adult occupational status, and research has shown that both higher educational attainment and higher occupational status are associated with lower depression (Kessler 1982;Ross and Mirowsky 1989).…”

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confidence: 97%