Table 3

Medical Marijuana Client (MM) and Non-Medical Marijuana (Non-MM) Client Outcomes

Medical Marijuana Clients

Non-Medical Marijuana Clients


%

n

%

n


Completed tx or made satisfactory progress at discharge

69.2%

9

41.1%

60

Completed tx

61.5%

8

30.8%

45

Unsatisfactory discharge

30.8%

4

58.9%

86

Received at least 4 months of tx

76.9%

10

37.7%

55

Primary drug use - no changeab

37.5%

3

8.6%

5

Primary drug use - reductionab

12.5%

1

5.2%

3

Primary drug use - increaseab

25.0%

2

13.8%

8

Employed at dischargeac

50%

3

33.9%

20

Enrolled in schoola

12.5%

1

8.5%

5

Enrolled in job traininga

12.5%

1

0.0%

0

Any criminal justice involvement in last 30 daysa

0.0%

0

1.7%

1

Arrested in last 30 daysa

0.0%

0

1.7%

1

Jailed in last 30 daysa

0.0%

0

1.7%

1

ER visit in last 30 daysa

0.0%

0

3.4%

2

Hospitalized in last 30 daysa

0.0%

0

3.4%

2

Medical problems reported in last 30 daysa

12.5%

1

8.5%

5

MH diagnosisa

50.0%

3

22.0%

13

MH medicationa

25.0%

2

23.7%

14


a = For Medical Marijuana clients this only includes those who completed treatment. For Non-Medical Marijuana Clients this only includes a completed "AOD treatment services set" (a matching admission and discharge-excluding administrative discharges).

b = Thirty day use prior to admission compared to 30 day use prior to discharge.

c = Includes Full-time and Part-time, excludes Not In Labor Force.

Swartz Harm Reduction Journal 2010 7:3   doi:10.1186/1477-7517-7-3

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