Table 1 |
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Conditions/symptoms experienced, duration, and conditions/symptoms requiring cannabis relief (n = 128). |
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| Condition |
(%) with condition |
Median duration (yrs) |
% used cannabis for relief of..* |
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| Depression |
60 |
10 |
56 |
| Chronic pain |
53 |
10 |
57 |
| Arthritis |
38 |
9 |
35 |
| Migraine |
22 |
18 |
17 |
| Weight loss |
21 |
4 |
26 |
| Persistent nausea |
20 |
6 |
27 |
| Spinal cord injury |
14 |
11 |
13 |
| Spasms (spasticity) |
13 |
8 |
16 |
| Fibromyalgia |
13 |
13 |
13 |
| Wasting |
13 |
5 |
11 |
| ME (chronic fatigue) |
13 |
16 |
13 |
| Neuralgia/neuropathy |
12 |
8 |
12 |
| HIV/AIDS |
9 |
15 |
8 |
| Multiple sclerosis |
7 |
9 |
7 |
| Cancer |
6 |
10 |
4 |
| Other neurological disorder |
6 |
5 |
6 |
| PTSD |
5 |
13 |
1 person |
| Irritable bowel syndrome |
4 |
10 |
1 person |
| Glaucoma |
3 |
29 |
2 |
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*These figures do not necessarily equate with the % reporting a particular condition because some people reported using cannabis to relieve the particular symptoms (e.g., chronic pain, nausea) associated with a condition, rather than citing they used cannabis to relieve the condition itself (e.g., arthritis, cancer). |
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Swift et al. Harm Reduction Journal 2005 2:18 doi:10.1186/1477-7517-2-18 |
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