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. 2016 Jul 5;7:104. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00104

Table 1.

List of assessments.

Drug history: for cannabis only, tobacco only, and tobacco mixed with cannabis Ever used? (yes/no)
Age of first use? (in years)
Used in the last 12 months? (yes/no)
Number of days used in the last 30 days?a
Used in the last 7 days? (yes/no)
Route of administration Which is the most common way you currently use cannabis? (Select one):
(a) Smoked in joint with tobacco
(b) Smoked in blunt with tobacco
(c) Smoked in pipe with tobacco
(d) Smoked in bong/water pipe with tobacco
(e) Smoked in joint without tobacco
(f) Smoked in blunt without tobacco
(g) Smoked in pipe without tobacco
(h) Smoked in bong/water pipe without tobacco
(i) Smoked using “bucket bong”
(j) Smoked using hot knife
(k) Using vaporizer
(l) Eating it in food
(m) Drinking in tea/infusion
(n) Other
Impact of drug use Typically, on a day that you use cannabis, how much cannabis do you use? (in grams)
How would you rate the overall negative effects when high (rated between 1 and 10)
How would you rate the overall pleasurable effect when high (rated between 1 and 10)
Intention to use less of each drug: for cannabis only and tobacco only Would you like to use less cannabis/tobacco over the next 12 months? (yes/unsure/no)
Would you like help to use less cannabis/tobacco over the next 12 months? (yes/unsure/no)
Are you planning to seek help to use less cannabis/tobacco over the next 12 months? (yes/unsure/no)

The structure of the GDS is personalized based on this drug use history; therefore, if the respondent has never used cannabis, for example, they would not have the opportunity to answer questions regarding cannabis.

aUsed in Table 3 as DPM cannabis, tobacco, and tobacco with cannabis.