i love the sense of clairvoyance that ole' l-doggy dogg brings to these conversations...
good stuff larry. tw On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:47:23 -0500, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I found this article on PubMed: > http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/89 > > Ogborne AC, Smart RG. (2000). Cannabis users in the general Canadian > population. Subst Use Misuse. 2000 Feb;35(3):301-11. > > In a national survey conducted in 1994, 29.3% of all respondents > reported that they had used cannabis at least once, 7.3% reported > using at least once during the year of the survey, and 2.0% reported > using cannabis at least once a week during the year of survey. > Nonusers and those with different patterns of cannabis use could be > distinguished by age; gender; the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other > drugs; and involvement with drug users. Frequent cannabis use at the > time of the survey was associated with "heavy" drinking and drinking > problems, drinking and driving, driving within 2 hours of using > cannabis, and the use of other drugs, especially among young males. > The association between regular cannabis use, "heavy" drinking, and > other risk behaviors poses challenges to prevention and harm-reduction > initiatives. > -- > To me the article suggests that it really depends on how you've asked > the question to get what ever numbers or percentages you want - 30%, > 2%, 15% whatever. > > So in essence you're both correct in your assumptions of how many > people smoke marijuana. > > larry > > > > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:50:10 -0600, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Okay, let me clarify. At this time in my life, I would estimate that > > of the people I know only about 2% use illegal drugs. When I was > > younger, that number was higher and some of the people that I know now > > who don't partake did experiment a little when they were younger. > > > > I was just surprised by Tony's perception that everybody is doing it > > since it is counter to my own experiences. I don't care, I just found > > the difference in perception interesting. > > > > -Kevin > > > > > > On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:10:15 -0500, Harkins, Patrick > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well, marijuana can be ingested many ways. > > > Speaking of which, did anyone else see the recent Six Feet Under episode > > > where they were snorting the woman's ashes because she was a coke addict! > > > classic....! > > > -Patrick > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:138283 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
