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Table 5 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics of participants recruited pre-legalization with and without cannabis urine screen data

From: Cannabis use in patients treated for opioid use disorder pre- and post-recreational cannabis legalization in Canada

Characteristic

Total pre-legalization sample

(n = 602)

Pre-legalization sample with cannabis urine drug screens followed through post-legalization period

(n = 199)

Age in years; mean (SD)

38.9 (10.4)

40.6 (11.1)

Male sex; n (%)

343 (57)

97 (48.7)

Type of MAT; n (%)

  → Methadone

498 (82.9)

171 (85.9)

  → Buprenorphine

103 (17.1)

28 (14.1)

Dose (mg/day); median (IQR)

  → Methadone

65 (61)

75 (63)

  → Buprenorphine

12 (8)

12 (7)

Length of time in treatment (years); median (IQR)

2 (4.9)

3 (5)

Opioid abstinencea; n (%)

176 (29.2)

66 (33.2)

Percentage of opioid-positive urine drug screens amongst non-abstainersa; mean (SD)

21.1 (23.3)

16.5 (18.7)

Self-reported cannabis use; n (%)

330 (54.8%)

111 (55.8)

Days of use in the last 30 days amongst users; median (IQR)

30 (16)

30 (15)

  1. Characteristics of participants recruited pre-legalization with and without cannabis urine screen data
  2. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range