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Are Australians who use cannabis more likely to have high levels of psychological distress, compared to those who do not use cannabis?

A significantly larger proportion of Australians (aged 18 years or older) who used cannabis in the past 12 months reported high or very high levels of psychological distress (19% and 12%, respectively) compared to those who did not use cannabis in the past 12 months (10% and 5%, respectively).

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). 2022-23 National Drug Strategy Household Survey.

Significance is established as p<0.05.