title: Prevalence and correlates of marijuana use in Canada, 2012.
abstract: Based on data from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey--Mental Health, past-year and lifetime marijuana use among the household population aged 15 or older in the 10 provinces was examined. In 2012, 42.5% of the population reported having ever used marijuana, and 12.2% reported use in the past year. At 33.3%, the prevalence of past-year marijuana use was higher among 18- to 24-year-olds than among other age groups (20.0% at ages 15 to 17, 15.6% at ages 25 to 44, 6.7% at ages 45 to 64, and 0.8% at age 65 or older). Past-year use was higher in British Columbia and Nova Scotia and lower in Saskatchewan, compared with the rest of Canada. While the overall percentage of people reporting past-year use in 2012 was unchanged from 2002, the percentage of males who had ever used marijuana rose from 47.0% to 49.4%; among females, the prevalence of lifetime use remained stable at 36%.
authors: Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors: Michelle
authors: M
authors: Rotermann
authors: Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors: Kellie
authors: K
authors: Langlois
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cannabis; illicit drugs; risk behaviour; substance use