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. 2010 Mar 5;7:3. doi: 10.1186/1477-7517-7-3

Table 3.

Medical Marijuana Client (MM) and Non-Medical Marijuana (Non-MM) Client Outcomes

Medical Marijuana Clients Non-Medical Marijuana Clients

% n % n
Completed tx or made satisfactory progress at discharge 69.2% 9 41.1% 60
Completed tx 61.5% 8 30.8% 45
Unsatisfactory discharge 30.8% 4 58.9% 86
Received at least 4 months of tx 76.9% 10 37.7% 55
Primary drug use - no changeab 37.5% 3 8.6% 5
Primary drug use - reductionab 12.5% 1 5.2% 3
Primary drug use - increaseab 25.0% 2 13.8% 8
Employed at dischargeac 50% 3 33.9% 20
Enrolled in schoola 12.5% 1 8.5% 5
Enrolled in job traininga 12.5% 1 0.0% 0
Any criminal justice involvement in last 30 daysa 0.0% 0 1.7% 1
Arrested in last 30 daysa 0.0% 0 1.7% 1
Jailed in last 30 daysa 0.0% 0 1.7% 1
ER visit in last 30 daysa 0.0% 0 3.4% 2
Hospitalized in last 30 daysa 0.0% 0 3.4% 2
Medical problems reported in last 30 daysa 12.5% 1 8.5% 5
MH diagnosisa 50.0% 3 22.0% 13
MH medicationa 25.0% 2 23.7% 14

a = For Medical Marijuana clients this only includes those who completed treatment. For Non-Medical Marijuana Clients this only includes a completed "AOD treatment services set" (a matching admission and discharge-excluding administrative discharges).

b = Thirty day use prior to admission compared to 30 day use prior to discharge.

c = Includes Full-time and Part-time, excludes Not In Labor Force.