Skip to main content

Table 4 Participant recommendations for the total sample and group comparisons

From: Insights from individuals successfully recovered from cannabis use disorder: natural versus treatment-assisted recoveries and abstinent versus moderation outcomes

Variable

Total sample (N = 119)

Recovery use status

Recovery pathway

AB (n = 68)

MOD (n = 51)

χ2

TAR (n = 53)

NR (n = 66)

χ2

Recommend professional treatment for cannabis problem (% yes)

79.1a

79.1b

79.2c

0.0

86.5d

73.0e

3.1

Recommend self-help materials for cannabis problem (% yes)

76.9f

79.4

73.5g

0.6

86.8

68.8h

5.3*

Recommend natural recovery for cannabis problem (% yes)

53.2j

42.9e

67.4k

6.4*

30.0l

72.9m

20.0***

Recommend AB versus MOD (%)

       

Quit

48.7

58.8

35.3

6.5*

62.3

37.9

7.0**

Depends on the person

24.4

19.1

31.4

2.4

17.0

30.3

2.8

Reduce/cut-back

19.3

13.2

27.5

3.8*

15.1

22.7

1.1

Neither or both

7.6

8.8

5.9

ns i

5.7

9.1

ns i

  1. Chi square values represent Pearson Chi square values. Absolute Chi square values are reported. AB abstinence; MOD moderation; NR natural recovery; TAR treatment-assisted recovery
  2. iFisher’s exact test was used instead of Pearson Chi square because expected cell counts were less than 5
  3. an = 115
  4. bn = 67
  5. cn = 48
  6. dn = 52
  7. en = 63
  8. fn = 117
  9. gn = 49
  10. hn = 64
  11. jn = 109
  12. kn = 46
  13. ln = 50
  14. mn = 59
  15. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001