What is Cannabis dependence?
What is Cannabis dependence?
- Cannabis dependence: Addiction to the illicit drug cannabis.
Cannabis dependence: Introduction
Types of Cannabis dependence:
Broader types of Cannabis dependence:
How many people get Cannabis dependence?
Incidence (annual) of Cannabis dependence: 1,213 annual cases in Victoria 1996 (DHS-VIC)
Incidence Rate of Cannabis dependence: approx 1 in 3,759 or 0.03% or 72,351 people in USA [about data]
What causes Cannabis dependence?
Causes of Cannabis dependence: see causes of Cannabis dependence
Cannabis dependence: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Cannabis dependence.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Cannabis dependence.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Cannabis dependence:
see treatments for Cannabis dependence
Research for Cannabis dependence:
see research for Cannabis dependence
Society issues for Cannabis dependence
Hospitalization statistics for Cannabis dependence:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Cannabis dependence:
- 0.006% (788) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 90% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 79% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 21% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 80% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 25.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for mental and behavioural disorders due to use of cannabis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Cannabis dependence:
Organs and body systems related to Cannabis dependence include:
Name and Aliases of Cannabis dependence
Main name of condition: Cannabis dependence
Class of Condition for Cannabis dependence: behavior addiction
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