20.5% of People with HIV use Cannabis medicinally

[Brash]

HIV Futures 5 'Life as we know it', a 2006 survey by La Trobe University has found 20.5% of respondents use Cannabis for therapeutic purposes in the past 6 months. 982 HIV+ people were interviewed believed to represent 6.4% of Australia's total HIV+ population (approximately 16,000). This equates to approximately 3,200 HIV+ Australians who regularly break the law simply for treating their illness.

 

A further 44.9% admitted to recreational Cannabis use.

 

I was one of the 982 and I break the law daily, therapeutically of course :-)

Edited November 7, 2006 by Brash

[WantDaChronic]

i wouldnt have thought it would be that high, but im glad to see people with hiv are taking a stand and using what works for them regardless of the laws

 

btw, did they only ask if you used it medicinally or recreationally or did they give you the choice to pick both?

[Brash]

You could pick both and I suspect more than a few did. The therapeutic question was under 'complementry therapies'. There was a separate rec question asking about all manner of drugs. Give me a minute and I'll post the list.

[Brash]

Other drugs used recreationally in the last 12 months.

 

Alcohol: 77%

Tobacco: 47.6%

Cannabis: 44.9%

Amyl Nitrate: 33.4%

Ecstasy: 25.2%

Viagra (or similar): 22.9%

Crystal Meth: 17.2%

Speed (not injected): 12.1%

Speed (injected): 9.3%

Cocaine (not injected): 6.4%

GBH/GHB/Fantasy: 4.6%

LSD: 3.6%

Steroids (injected): 3.5%

Heroin (injected): 2.7%

Methadone (prescribed): 2.1%

Homebake: 1.1%

Cocaine (injected): 1%

Methadone (other): 0.8%

Heroin (not injected): 0.2%

 

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[WantDaChronic]

wow those peeps have used more drugs than i could have ever imagined

[Stoney]

shit now thats a bloody huge list of drugs

 

good read brash

 

cheerz :Dj:

[palmtrees]

so 22.9 percent of these hiv "victims" have used viagra, thats a bit of a worry hopefully they double bag it!!!