Table 3.
Risks of Cannabis Use, Disorder, and Symptomology for Limited and Persistent Problematic Use Patterns
| Limited Problematic |
Persistent Problematic |
Significancea | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannabis Use (Up to age 16) | n=200, % (N) | n=84, % (N) | |
| Ever use | 37.3 (89) | 45.7 (43) | NS |
| Weekly use | 27.1 (64) | 24.3 (25) | NS |
| Daily use | 8.6 (33) | 16.5 (17) | NS |
| CUD | 21.8 (47) | 27.0 (20) | NS |
| CUD Symptomology (ages 19–21) | n = 195, % (N) | n=83, % (N) | |
| Overconsumption | 17.6 (33) | 36.9 (24) | * |
| Attempts to cut back | 41.1 (79) | 55.5 (39) | NS |
| Excessive time spent using | 47.2 (86) | 81.5 (60) | ** |
| Craving | 17.3 (42) | 38.1 (31) | * |
| Failure to fulfill major roles | 10.3 (16) | 23.1 (11) | NS |
| Causes interpersonal problems | 9.0 (11) | -- | NS |
| Causes reduced activities | -- | -- | NS |
| Physically hazardous | 8.4 (17) | 21.8 (13) | NS |
| Causes health problems | 4.2 (11) | 12.6 (8) | NS |
| Increased tolerance | 30.5 (41) | 50.1 (35) | * |
| Withdrawalb | --- | --- | NA |
| Total CUD Symptoms, Mean (SD) | 1.9 (1.6) | 3.2 (1.8) | *** |
Note: Frequencies removed for cell sizes with observations of 5 or less. Data could be made available by contacting primary author. CUD = cannabis use disorder; NA = not available; NS = not significant; SD = Standard Deviation.
a
Adjusted regression models with sampling weights controlled for sex and race.
b
Withdrawal symptom did not show endorsement (0 cases) across patterns.
*
p<.05;
**
p<.01;
***
p<.001