Table 5.

Past 30-Day Helpfulness of Cannabis among Survey Participants Who Used Cannabis for Pain, by Mode and Frequency of Use and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) Category

Slightly/somewhat (n = 73)Very/extremely (n = 302)
Past 30-day helpfulness of cannabisn (%)n (%)P value
Primary mode of use endorsed*
 Smoke24 (33.3)140 (46.8)0.028
 Apply17 (23.6)38 (12.7)
 Eat8 (11.1)40 (13.4)
 Vape10 (13.9)47 (15.7)
 Drink8 (11.1)10 (3.3)
 Dab4 (5.6)16 (5.4)
 Other1 (1.4)8 (2.7)
Typical times per day, considering all modes of use*
 <13 (4.2)4 (1.3)0.054
 1 to 244 (61.1)144 (48.2)
 3 to 416 (22.2)87 (29.1)
 5 to 95 (6.9)48 (16.1)
 10+4 (5.6)16 (5.4)
Typical days per week, considering all modes of use*
 <18 (11.0)9 (3.0)<0.001
 1 to 319 (26.0)33 (11.0)
 4 to 746 (63.0)259 (86.0)
DSM-5 CUD Category
 No CUD (0 to 1 symptom)61 (83.6)217 (71.9)0.052
 Mild CUD (2 to 3 symptoms)12 (16.4)63 (20.9)
 Moderate CUD (4 to 5 symptoms)0 (0.0)19 (6.3)
 Severe CUD (6+ symptoms)0 (0.0)3 (1.0)
  • * Column sums for this variable may not total 73 for slightly/somewhat or 302 for very/extremely due to missing responses.

  • P value obtained using Fisher’s exact test.