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Table 2 Abuse data

From: Clinical pattern of synthetic cannabinoids users in Upper Egypt: cross-sectional study

 

Number N = 50

Percentage (%)

Name of synthetic cannabinoids abused substance

 Strox

30

60%

 Strox and voodoo

17

34%

 Voodoo

3

6%

Place of administration

 Street

32

64%

 Home and street

9

18%

 Home

5

10%

 Work

4

8%

Number of uses

 Multiple

32

64%

 Single

18

36%

Occurrence of relapses in case of multiple users (N = 32)

 No

29

90%

 Yes

3

10%

The need to increase the dose to get the same effect in case of multiple users (N = 32)

 Yes

16

50%

 No

16

50%

Route of taking substance

 Inhalational (smoking as cigarettes)

50

100%

Cause of abuse

 Curiosity

17

34%

 Friends

16

32%

 Availability of synthetic cannabinoid

8

16%

 Sadness

6

12%

 Money shortage

1

2%

 Increase power to work

1

2%

 Non availability of his usual substance

1

2%

  1. Mean age of starting substance abuse in years ± SD = 17.5 ± 4.5
  2. Mean age of starting synthetic cannabinoid abuse in years ± SD = 28 ± 8