A description of self-medication with cannabis among adults with legal access to cannabis [post]

Antoine Asselin, Olivier Beauparlant Lamarre, Richard Chamberland, Sarah-Jeanne Mc Neil, Éric Demers, Arsene Zongo
2021 unpublished
Objective Little is known about self-medication with cannabis post-recreational cannabis legalization in Canada. We aimed to establish a detailed portrait of self-medication with cannabis among adults in Quebec. Methods We conducted an online survey from November 2020 to January 2021 among individuals aged ≥ 21 years, who endorsed using cannabis bought in legal recreational cannabis stores to self-medicate a health condition. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and stratified
more » ... ng to sex, age and the type of cannabis use (exclusively medical versus medical and recreational use). Results 489 participants were included. Median age was 34 years, and 48% were women. About 25% reported an exclusive medical use of cannabis. Treated conditions included anxiety (70%), insomnia (56%), pain (53%), depression (37%), and many other. Reasons for not consulting in cannabis clinics included lack of information (52%), complexity of the process (39%), accessibility of cannabis clinics (23%) and other.
doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-528768/v1 fatcat:4h2ywn473bhmrm24eyul6zg3gy