Physician Use of Marijuana, Alcohol, and Tobacco

MARTIN R. LIPP and SAMUEL G. BENSONAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 129, Number 5

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.129.5.612

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The authors questioned 1,314 physicians (chosen at random from four geographical areas) concerning their use of and opinions about marijuana. Thirty-seven percent had been exposed to marijuana, 25 percent had used it, and seven percent were using it currently. In general, experience with cannabis varied with age and location. When queried about their use of alcohol and cigarettes, only eight percent of the subjects were teetotalers and 21 percent currently smoked cigarettes.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 129 • Number 5 • November 1972

Pages: 612 - 616

PubMed: 5079291

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Published in print: November 1972

Published online: 1 April 2006

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MARTIN R. LIPP

Psychiatry Service, San Francisco Veterans Administration Hospital, 42nd Ave. & Clement, San Francisco, Calif. 94121

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SAMUEL G. BENSON

Psychiatry Service, San Francisco Veterans Administration Hospital, 42nd Ave. & Clement, San Francisco, Calif. 94121

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