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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 25.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2018 Jun 26;190:133–142. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.022

Table 2.

Substance Use Data: Total Sample, Current Flower Users, and Current Dab Users.

Substance Use Variable Total Sample
(N = 4077)
M (SD) or n (%)
Current Flower Users
(N = 3744)
M (SD) or n (%)
Current Dab Users
(N = 869)
M (SD) or n (%)
Current Alcohol Use
 Daily 116 (2.85%) 109 (2.91%) 17 (1.96%)
 3–6 Days/Week 358 (8.78%) 339 (9.05%) 66 (7.59%)
 1–2 Day(s)/Week 517 (12.68%) 482 (12.87%) 126 (14.50%)
 1–2x/Month 836 (20.51%) 762 (20.35%) 192 (22.09%)
 Several Times/Year 1029 (25.24%) 950 (25.37%) 211 (24.28%)
 Never 1221 (29.95%) 1102 (29.43%) 257 (29.57%)
 Non-Response 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Non-Cannabis Substance Use a
 Using ≥ 1x/Month 306 (7.51%) 291 (7.77%) 57 (6.56%)
 Using < 1x/Month 3771 (92.49%) 3453 (92.23%) 812 (93.44%)
 Non-Response 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Cannabis Demographics
 Age First Tried Cannabis 15.18 (4.75) 15.00 (4.32) 14.27 (3.22)
 Age of Regular Cannabis Use 19.98 (8.49) 18.92 (8.33) 17.43 (6.88)
 Age First Tried Concentrates 33.47 (13.46)
Current Flower Use
 ≥ Once Day 2649 (64.97%) 2649 (70.75%) 733 (84.35%)
 > Once/Week but < Once/Day 686 (16.83%) 686 (18.32%) 96 (11.05%)
 ≤ Once/Week 409 (10.03%) 409 (10.92%) 36 (4.14%)
 Not a Current User 257 (6.30%) 0 (0.00%) 4 (0.46%)
 Non-Response 76 (1.86%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Preferred Mode of Cannabis Use
 Joint/Blunt/Spliff 1276 (31.30%) 1168 (31.20%) 175 (20.14%)
 Bowl/Pipe/One-Hitter 955 (23.42%) 882 (23.6%) 113 (13.00%)
 Bong/Water Pipe/Bubbler 590 (14.47%) 533 (14.24%) 97 (11.16%)
 Dabbing 560 (13.74%) 534 (14.26%) 359 (41.31%)
 Edibles 320 (7.85%) 288 (7.69%) 53 (6.10%)
 Vaporizer/Vape 317 (7.78%) 296 (7.91%) 66 (7.59%)
 Non-Response 59 (1.45%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
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Other substances queried: cocaine, speed/amphetamines, heroin, hallucinogens (e.g. LSD, mushrooms), steroids, prescription drugs taken recreationally (e.g. Adderall, Xanax, opioids), and other drugs such as ecstasy, cough syrup, and inhalants.