Table 3.
Cannabis Demand as a Function of CUD Risk
| Metric | Low-risk users (n = 48) M (SEM) | High-risk users (n = 67) M (SEM) | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use (days) | 9.88 (2.48) | 42.27 (3.83) | 7.10 | <.001 |
| Use (hours) | 6.40 (1.21) | 18.06 (1.99) | 5.01 | <.001 |
| Consequences | 12.56 (1.32) | 28.57 (2.06) | 6.54 | <.001 |
| Craving | 38.31 (1.85) | 45.15 (1.76) | 2.62 | 0.005 |
| Spending | $7.89 (2.22) | $50.64 (9.00) | 4.61 | <.001 |
| Intensity | 22.87 (5.24) | 30.21 (4.68) | 1.04 | 0.151 |
| O max | $29.98 (7.16) | $43.43 (6.84) | 2.34 | 0.010 |
| P max | $7.65 (0.79) | $9.69 (1.18) | 1.58 | 0.058 |
| Breakpoint | $13.77 (1.48) | $18.18 (1.68) | 1.87 | 0.032 |
| α | 0.019 (0.006) | 0.008 (0.001) | 2.54 | 0.006 |
Note. CUD = cannabis use disorder; SEM = standard error of the mean; Use (days) represents the number of cannabis use days in the past three months; Use (hours) represents the number of hours high in a typical week in the past 3 months; Consequences represent sum scores on marijuana consequences checklist; Craving represents mean scores on Marijuana Craving Questionnaire; Spending represents money spent on cannabis in the past 30 days. Low-risk users had cumulative CUDIT scores of 8 or less, high-risk users had CUDIT scores of 9 or more. Means and SEMs of nontransformed demand indices shown here for interpretability; t tests performed on transformed variables for Omax, Pmax, and alpha.