Swift W, Hall W, Copeland J
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Eur Addict Res. 1998 Dec;4(4):190-7. doi: 10.1159/000018952.
Two hundred long-term cannabis users (58% male) were interviewed on their characteristics and experience of use. Respondents had been regularly using cannabis for an average of 11 years and more than half used daily (56%). The most common route of administration was in a waterpipe, and nearly all (93%) smoked the flowering heads ot the plant. One in 5 (21%) had a cannabis-related conviction. The benefits of use were perceived to be its relaxing, mood-enhancing effects, and its ability to alter consciousness. The most commonly cited negative aspects of use were cost, negative psychological effects and legal status. Polydrug use was common, with alcohol and tobacco almost universally used on a regular basis. More than half the drinkers in the sample were consuming alcohol at hazardous or harmful levels.
对200名长期使用大麻的人（58%为男性）进行了关于其使用特征和经历的访谈。受访者平均定期使用大麻达11年，超过一半的人每天使用（56%）。最常见的给药途径是通过水烟袋，几乎所有人（93%）吸食植物的花头。五分之一（21%）的人有与大麻相关的定罪记录。使用大麻的好处被认为是其具有放松、改善情绪的作用，以及改变意识的能力。最常被提及的使用大麻的负面方面是成本、负面心理影响和法律地位。多种药物并用很常见，酒精和烟草几乎普遍被定期使用。样本中超过一半的饮酒者饮酒量处于危险或有害水平。
