Table 2.

Frequency of, methods of, and motives for synthetic cannabis use among N=150 patients reporting lifetime synthetic cannabis use

	N (%)
Past 12 month (before treatment) frequency †
No times	30 (20%)
1-2 times	25 (17%)
3-4 times	28 (19%)
6-9 times	12 (8%)
10-19 times	12 (8%)
20-39 times	11 (7%)
40 or more times	31 (21%)
Method of Use
Smoking in a cigarette or blunt	136 (91%)
Vaporization, water pipe, bong, or hookah	41 (27%)
Orally/eating	4 (3%)
Other	5 (3%)
Motives
Curiosity or to experiment or see what it’s like	136 (91%)
To feel good or get high	133 (89%)
To relax or to relieve tension	107 (71%)
To get high without having a positive drug test	106 (71%)
Liked the effects	94 (63%)
Boredom, nothing else to do	89 (59%)
To have a good time with friends or to fit in	88 (59%)
Anger or frustration, or to get away from problems or troubles	72 (48%)
To help deal with pain	59 (39%)
To increase or decrease the effects of some other drugs	48 (32%)
Because it is safer than other drugs	45 (30%)
To seek deeper insights and understanding	34 (23%)
Because I am “hooked”, have to have it	24 (16%)
Other reasons	21 (14%)

^†N=1 participant refused to answer.