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- Title
Characteristics of long-term cannabis users in Sydney, Australia.
- Authors
Swift, W; Hall, W; Copeland, J
- Abstract
Two hundred long-term cannabis users (58% male) were interviewed on their characteristics and experience of use. Respondents had been regularly using cannabis for an average of 11 years and more than half used daily (56%). The most common route of administration was in a waterpipe, and nearly all (93%) smoked the flowering heads ot the plant. One in 5 (21%) had a cannabis-related conviction. The benefits of use were perceived to be its relaxing, mood-enhancing effects, and its ability to alter consciousness. The most commonly cited negative aspects of use were cost, negative psychological effects and legal status. Polydrug use was common, with alcohol and tobacco almost universally used on a regular basis. More than half the drinkers in the sample were consuming alcohol at hazardous or harmful levels.
- Publication
European addiction research, 1998, Vol 4, Issue 4, p190
- ISSN
1022-6877
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1159/000018952