Table 1.
Demographic data of patients presenting to the ED for acute cannabis intoxication
| All (n = 173) |
Pre-Cannabis Act (n = 79) |
Post-Cannabis Act (n = 94) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age (years) Median (IQR) |
27 (22–37) | 29 (22.5–39.5) | 26 (22–34.5) | 0.34 |
| Age distribution (years) | 18–29 | 41 (52%) | 64 (68%) | 0.03 |
| 30–39 | 19 (24%) | 14 (15%) | 0.12 | |
| 40–49 | 12 (15%) | 8 (9%) | 0.17 | |
| 50–59 | 5 (6%) | 6 (6%) | 0.98 | |
| 60 and above | 2 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 0.86 | |
| Sex | 0.14 | |||
| Male | 117 (68%) | 58 (73%) | 59 (63%) | |
| Female | 56 (32%) | 21 (27%) | 35 (37%) | |
|
Rate per 1000 ED visits Mean (SD) |
2.70 (0.74) | 2.44 (0.86) | 2.94 (0.54) | 0.27 |
| Time of Visit | 0.31 | |||
| 00:00–06:00 | 32 (18%) | 13 (16%) | 19 (20%) | |
| 06:01–12:00 | 26 (15%) | 13 (16%) | 13 (14%) | |
| 12:01–18:00 | 60 (35%) | 23 (37%) | 37 (39%) | |
| 18:01–23:59 | 55 (32%) | 30 (39%) | 25 (27%) | |
| Chief Complaint | 0.51 | |||
| -substance abuse | 51 (29%) | 21 (27%) | 30 (32%) | |
| -physical complaint | 42 (24%) | 21 (27%) | 21 (22%) | |
| -bizarre behaviour | 27 (16%) | 14 (18%) | 13 (14%) | |
| -depression | 11 (6%) | 6 (8%) | 5 (5%) | |
| -hallucinations/delusions | 10 (6%) | 4 (5%) | 6 (6%) | |
| -anxiety/crisis | 7 (4%) | 4 (5%) | 3 (3%) | |
| -overdose ingestion | 5 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (5%) | |
| -other | 20 (12%) | 9 (11%) | 11 (12%) |