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 2:
Types of problems reported in the past 12 months by
current users age 18 to 34 (Ontario 1992)
[IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS]
Was there ever a time that your use of ____ had a harmful effect on your ...? |
ALCOHOL |
TOBACCO |
CANNABIS |
Total |
Frequency 5+ |
Total |
Cigs/day |
Total |
Frequency of use |
0 - 11 |
12+ times in year |
0 - 11 |
11+ |
less than monthly |
1+ times per month |
Total N |
338 |
255 |
77 |
126 |
44 |
82 |
42 |
19 |
24 |
Friendship or social life |
5 |
3 |
11 |
18 |
20 |
17 |
7 |
- |
12 |
Physical health |
10 |
4 |
21 |
58 |
60 |
56 |
11 |
1 |
20 |
Home life or marriage |
4 |
1 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
2 |
18 |
Work, studies or employment opportunities |
4 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
- |
12 |
Financial situation |
6 |
3 |
12 |
43 |
26 |
52 |
14 |
- |
24 |
One or more |
17 |
9 |
35 |
69 |
63 |
72 |
28 |
4 |
47 |
Two or more |
6 |
2 |
18 |
39 |
26 |
47 |
8 |
- |
14 |
|