Table 2.
Substance use characteristics of adolescent marijuana users and Non-users.
| Non-users n = 48 | Marijuana users n = 45 | ||||
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| Current Marijuana & other drug use | N (%) | N (%) | χ2 | df | p-value |
| Marijuana | 85.31 | 2 | .000 | ||
| 0 joints/week | 48 (100) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| 0–3 joints/week | 0 (0.0) | 9 (20.0) | |||
| > 3 joints/week | 0 (0.0) | 36 (80.0) | |||
| Alcohol | 23.63 | 2 | .000 | ||
| 0 drinks/week | 43 (89.6) | 19 (42.2) | |||
| 1–7 drinks/week | 3 (6.3) | 19 (42.2) | |||
| > 7 drinks/week | 2 (4.2) | 7 (15.6) | |||
| Cigarettes | 42.00 | 3 | .000 | ||
| 0/day | 47 (97.9) | 16 (35.6) | |||
| 1–4/day | 0 (0.0) | 13 (28.6) | |||
| 5–10/day | 1 (2.1) | 12 (26.7) | |||
| > 10/day | 0 (0.0) | 4 (8.9) | |||
| Lifetime other drug use | N (%) | N (%) | χ2 | df | p-value |
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| Alcohol | 27.41 | 2 | .000 | ||
| Never used | 28 (58.3) | 7 (15.6) | |||
| 1–10 uses | 12 (25.0) | 7 (15.6) | |||
| > 10 uses | 8 (16.7) | 31 (68.9) | |||
| Cigarettes | 60.56 | 2 | .000 | ||
| Never used | 36 (75.0) | 1 (2.2) | |||
| 1–50 uses | 11 (22.9) | 14 (31.1) | |||
| > 50 uses | 1 (2.1) | 30 (66.7) | |||
| Stimulants | 2.18 | 1 | .140 | ||
| Ever used | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.4) | |||
| Narcotics | 9.34 | 1 | .002 | ||
| Ever used | 0 (0.0) | 8 (17.8) | |||
| Benzodiazepines | 10.63 | 1 | .001 | ||
| Ever used | 0 (0.0) | 9 (20.0) | |||