Cannabis Use for Medicinal Purposes among Canadian University Students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study sought to describe a Canadian sample of university students' medicinal use of cannabis, including prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) and replacement of traditional treatments with cannabis.

Method

A random sample of 4000 university students was asked to complete a cross-sectional web-based survey. The survey was completed by 2212 (average age 23.2 years, SD = 5.2 years), representing a 55.3% response rate. To be eligible, students had to be enrolled in a class on campus and were 18 years or older.

Result

Half (52%) of respondents used cannabis at least once in their lifetime, with ∼11% reporting medicinal cannabis use. Recreational motives to use cannabis were common among medicinal users (85%), several (38%) replaced traditional medication

SUBMITTER: Smith JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6591886 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature