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Table 4 Other substance use and cannabis user types (n = 1223)

From: Patterns of cannabis use, perception of harm, and perceived impact of legislative change in an online sample of young adults from Lebanon: insight on recreational users versus dual motive users

 

Total (n = 1223)

Neither recreational nor medicinal (N = 102)

Only recreational (N = 503)

Both recreational and medicinal (N = 186)

PNA recreational, no medicinal (N = 432)

 

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

% (n)

Cocaine use

10.55 (129)

0 (0)

14.52 (73)

29.57 (55)

0.23 (1)

Crack/freebase use

1.8 (22)

0 (0)

2.38 (12)

5.37 (10)

0 (0)

Stimulants usea

7.69 (94)

0 (0)

10.74 (54)

20.43 (38)

0.46 (2)

Heroin use

1.15 (14)

0 (0)

1 (5)

4.84 (9)

0 (0)

Hallucinogens useb

9.57 (117)

0 (0)

12.13 (61)

28.52 (53)

0.69 (3)

Ecstasy/MDMA use

11.69 (143)

0 (0)

16.7 (84)

31.72 (59)

0 (0)

GHB use

0.82 (10)

0 (0)

0.8 (4)

3.23 (6)

0 (0)

Salvia/sylvia/spice use

11.94 (146)

0.98 (1)

17.49 (88)

28.49 (53)

0.92 (4)

Any illicit drug other than cannabis **

24.6 (280)

1.05 (1)

36.17 (174)

57.56 (99)

1.54 (6)

Benzodiazepines usec

10.47 (128)

2.94 (3)

13.12 (66)

23.12 (43)

3.7 (16)

Other opiates used

6.3 (77)

0 (0)

8.75 (44)

13.97 (26)

1.62 (7)

Any prescription drug use**

13.31 (154)

3.12 (3)

16.36 (80)

28.25 (50)

5.32 (21)

Alcohol use **

78.99 (966)

53.92 (55)

95.43 (480)

91.94 (171)

60.19 (260)

  1. The numbers are in bold to highlight the interplay between cannabis use and other illicit/prescription drug use
  2. ** P-value < 0.01
  3. aSpeed, Ice, Crystal Meth, Captagon, and Ritalin
  4. bLSD, Acid, Mushrooms, and Ketamine
  5. cXanax, Rivotril, Ativan, Lexotanil, and Valium
  6. dTramal, CEMO, and Algocod