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Table 4 Drugs substituted with cannabis

From: Medical cannabis patterns of use and substitution for opioids & other pharmaceutical drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and illicit substances; results from a cross-sectional survey of authorized patients

Substituted drugs

Patients who reported drugs used (n)

Cannabis used as a substitute (n, %)

1. Prescription drugs

1379

953; 69.1%

M: 871; 63.2%

M: 613; 64.3%

F: 505; 36.6%

F: 338; 35.5%

U: 3; 0.2%

U: 2; 0.2%

2. Alcohol

1158

515; 44.5%

M: 743; 64.2%

M: 348; 67.6%

F: 413; 35.7%

F: 166; 32.2%

U: 2; 0.2%

U: 1; 0.2%

3. Tobacco

1307

406; 31.1%

M: 832; 63.7%

M: 268; 66%

F: 473; 36.2%

F: 137; 33.7%

U: 2; 0.2%

U: 1; 0.3%

4. Illicit substances

511

136; 26.6%

M: 345; 67.5%

M: 93; 68.4%

F: 165; 32.3%

F: 43; 31.6%

U: 1; 0.2%

U: 0; 0%

  1. M male, F female, U unspecified