Sven R. Andresen, Fin Biering-Sørensen, Ellen Merete Hagen, Jørgen F. Nielsen, Flemming W. Bach, Nanna B. Finnerup
Spinal Cord Injury Centre of Western Denmark, Department of Neurology, Regional Hospital of Viborg, DK-8800 Viborg, Denmark. E-mail: sven.robert.andresen@midt.rm.dk

DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2105

Cannabis use and TBI
This study used a questionnare survey including 537 traumatic spinal cord-injured individuals who answered our questions on demographics, spinal cord injury, pain, spasticity, quality of life, sleep and cannabis use. The survey concluded that about one-third of all participants had tried cannabis at least once; of those 75% were former cannabis users and 25% were current cannabis users. Most of the participants started using cannabis before their spinal cord injury. There was considerable overlap between recreational and disability-related use. We found that lower age, residence in rural areas and larger cities, smoking, high alcohol intake and higher muscle stiffness were associated with cannabis use.

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