• glibg10b@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    The CDC’s post:

    Another study estimated that people who use cannabis have about a 10% likelihood of becoming addicted.2

    The citation:

    1. Lopez-Quintero C, de los Cobos JP, Hasin DS, et al. Probability and predictors of transition from first use to dependence on nicotine, alcohol, cannabis, and cocaine: Results of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2011;115(1-2):120-130
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      1 year ago

      It’s worth noting that cannabis was the least addictive of the substances analyzed in this study, almost a third as likely as alchohol:

      The cumulative probability estimate of transition to dependence was 67.5% for nicotine users, 22.7% for alcohol users, 20.9% for cocaine users, and 8.9% for cannabis users.

      CDC rounding 8.9% up to 10% seems a bit suspicious to me