WHO Project on
Health Implications of Cannabis Use:
A Comparative Appraisal of the Health and Psychological
Consequences of Alcohol, Cannabis, Nicotine and Opiate Use
Table 1:
Summary of ratings of overall effects of drug use by current users (Percent)
United States 1974: Males aged 20 - 30 O'Donnell et
al., 1976:79 |
RESPONSES |
LIFETIME USERS OF: |
ALCOHOL |
TOBACCO |
MARIJUANA
OR HASHISH |
Total N |
(2434) |
(2211) |
(1382) |
"Very good" or "more good than bad" |
33 |
12 |
45 |
No effect |
21 |
22 |
22 |
"More bad than good" or "very bad" |
46 |
66 |
33 |
Ontario 1994: Both sexes aged 18 - 34 Bondy, 1994 |
RESPONSES |
CURRENT USERS OF: |
ALCOHOL |
TOBACCO |
MARIJUANA
OR HASHISH |
Total |
(601) |
(256) |
(121) |
More good than harm |
19 |
3 |
29 |
Harm and good about equal |
70 |
7 |
59 |
More harm than good |
11 |
50 |
12 |
|