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Table 8 Patterns of cannabis use in past year by substance use by by lower and higher CLVSa scale score groups

From: Patterns and correlates of cannabis use by cumulative lifetime violence severity as target and/or perpetrator in a community sample of eastern Canadian men

 

Lower CLVS (n = 294)

Pattern of Cannabis Use

Higher CLVS (n = 295)

Pattern of Cannabis Use

Never (61.9%, n = 182)b

Sometimes (26.2%, n = 77)b

Daily (11.9%, n = 35) b

Chi- square

Never (44.7%, n = 132) b

Sometimes (25.1%, n = 74) b

Daily (30.2%, n = 89) b

Chi- square

Smoking: n (%)

(n = 181)

       

 -Current Smoker

22 (12.2)

15 (19.5)

14 (40.0) e

χ2 (4) = 35.29, p = .000, V = .245

14 (10.6) e

28 (37.8)

51 (57.3) e

χ2 (4) = 63.32, p = .000, V = .328

 -Quit Smoking

29 (16.0)

23 (29.9)

13 (37.1)

43 (32.6)

18 (24.3)

25 (28.1)

 -Never Smoked

130 (71.8) e

39 (50.6)

8 (22.9) e

75 (56.8) e

28 (37.8)

13 (14.6) e

AUDIT-C Indicator of Possible Hazardous Drinking or Active Alcohol Use Disorder: n (%)

    

(n = 131)

   

 -Yes

75 (41.2)

52 (67.5) e

19 (54.3)

χ2 (2) = 15.33,p = .000, V = .228

47 (35.9) e

52 (70.3)e

56 (62.9)

χ2 (2) = 27.77, p = .000, V = .307

 -No

107 (58.8)

25 (32.5) e

16 (45.7)

84 (64.1) e

22 (29.7) e

33 (37.1)

Binge Drinking (6 or more drinks monthly or more often): n (%)

 -Yes

44 (24.2) e

42 (54.5) e

16 (45.7)

χ2 (2) = 24.15, p = .000, V = .287

25 (18.9) e

35 (47.3) e

30 (33.7)

χ2 (2) = 18.60, p = .000, V = .251

 -No

138 (78.0)

35 (45.5) e

19 (54.3)

107 (81.1)

39 (52.7)

59 (66.3)

Use of prescription drugsc for non-medical reasons or in more than prescribed amounts in past year: n (%)

 -Yes

12 (6.6) e

12 (15.6)

11 (31.4) e

χ2 (2) = 18.61, p = .000, V = .252

9 (6.8) e

16 (21.6)

30 (33.7) e

χ2 (2) = 27.06, p = .000, V = .296

 -No

170 (93.4)

65 (84.4)

24 (68.6)

123 (93.2)

58 (78.4)

59 (66.3)

Use of street/recreational drugsd other than cannabis in past year: n (%)

     

(n = 73)

  

 -Yes

1 (0.5) e

15 (19.5) e

16 (45.7) e

χ2 (2) = 69.68, p = .000, V = .487

4 (3.0) e

15 (20.5)

40 (44.9) e

χ2 (2) = 58.23, p = .000, V = .445

 -No

181 (99.5)

62 (80.5)

19 (54.3) e

128 (97.0) e

58 (79.5)

49 (55.1) e

  1. a Cumulative LifetimeViolence Severity
  2. b Unless otherwise specified
  3. c such as codeine, morphine, dilaudid, fentanyl, oxycodone or valium
  4. d such as, cocaine, crack, heroin, opium, speed, crystal meth, LSD, acid, mushrooms, ecstasy, special K
  5. e Standardized Residual > ± 1.96