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Table 7 Primary method of medicinal cannabis use among various pain syndromes, “Yes” responses on ID Migraine™ questionnaire, top non-pain related primary illnesses, and overall cohort

From: Patterns of medicinal cannabis use, strain analysis, and substitution effect among patients with migraine, headache, arthritis, and chronic pain in a medicinal cannabis cohort

Primary method of use

 

Vaporizer

Pipe

Joint

Oral/ Edible

Waterpipe/ Bong

Juicing

Tea

Topical

Headache as primary symptom (505)

162 (32.1%)

50 (9.9%)

170 (33.7%)

58 (11.5%)

63 (12.5%)

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

 

Headache as primary illness (75)

26 (34.7%)

8 (10.7%)

22 (29.3%)

9 (12%)

8 (10.7%)

1 (1.3%)

1 (1.3%)

 

Chronic pain as primary illness (598)

179 (29.9%)

56 (9.4%)

183 (30.6%)

120 (20.1%)

56 (9.4%)

1 (0.17%)

 

3 (0.5%)

Arthritis as primary illness (188)

70 (37.2%)

16 (8.5%)

60 (31.9%)

36 (19.2%)

4 (2.1%)

  

2 (1.1%)

3 Yes (343)a

109 (31.8%)

37 (10.8%)

120 (35%)

37 (10.8%)

39 (11.4%)

 

1 (0.29%)

 

2 Yes (102)b

34 (33.3%)

9 (8.8%)

29 (28.4%)

11 (10.8%)

19 (18.6%)

   

3 + 2 Yes (445)

143 (32.1%)

46 (10.3%)

149 (33.5%)

48 (10.8%)

58 (13%)

   

Mental Health Condition (548) + PTSD (93)

184 (28.7%)

89 (13.9%)

195 (30.4%)

74 (11.5%)

97 (15.1%)

1 (0.16%)

1 (0.16%)

 

Insomnia/Sleep Disorder (198)

63 (31.8%)

19 (9.6%)

65 (32.8%)

30 (15.2%)

19 (9.6%)

1 (0.51%)

 

1 (0.51%)

Gastrointestinal Disorder (62) + Crohn’s Disease (35)

34 (35.1%)

12 (12.4%)

26 (26.8%)

11 (11.3%)

14 (14.4%)

   

Overall Medicinal Cannabis Cohort (2032)

632 (31.1%)

229 (11.3%)

617 (30.4%)

330 (16.2%)

212 (10.4%)

4 (0.20%)

2 (0.10%)

6 (0.30%)

  1. a3 “Yes” responses = 97% probability of migraine
  2. b2 “Yes” responses = 93% probability of migraine