RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Patterns of cannabis use among patients with multiple sclerosis
JF Neurology
JO Neurology
FD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
SP 2098
OP 2100
DO 10.1212/01.WNL.0000127707.07621.72
VO 62
IS 11
A1 A. J. Clark
A1 M. A. Ware
A1 E. Yazer
A1 T. J. Murray
A1 M. E. Lynch
YR 2004
UL http://n.neurology.org/content/62/11/2098.abstract
AB To estimate the patterns and prevalence of cannabis use among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), 220 patients were surveyed in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Seventy-two subjects (36%) reported ever having used cannabis for any purpose; 29 respondents (14%) reported continuing use of cannabis for symptom treatment. Medical cannabis use was associated with male gender, tobacco use, and recreational cannabis use. The symptoms reported by medical cannabis users to be most effectively relieved were stress, sleep, mood, stiffness/spasm, and pain.