Cannabis as a substitute for alcohol and other drugs: A dispensary-based survey of substitution effect in Canadian medical cannabis patients

P Lucas, A Reiman, M Earleywine… - Addiction Research & …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Background: This article examines the subjective impact of medical cannabis on the use of
both licit and illicit substances via self-report from 404 medical cannabis patients recruited …

Young adults with higher motives and expectancies of regular cannabis use show poorer psychosocial functioning

D Amiet, GJ Youssef, LJ Hagg, V Lorenzetti… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Young adults regularly using cannabis represent a uniquely vulnerable yet
heterogeneous cohort. Few studies have examined user profiles using cannabis use …

Comparing medical and recreational cannabis users on socio-demographic, substance and medication use, and health and disability characteristics

S Goulet-Stock, S Rueda, A Vafaei… - European Addiction …, 2017 - karger.com
Background: While recreational cannabis use is common, medical cannabis programs have
proliferated across North America, including a federal program in Canada. Few comparisons …

Rates of psychiatric comorbidity among US residents with lifetime cannabis dependence

V Agosti, E Nunes, F Levin - The American journal of drug and …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in the US population. Surveys have estimated
that the lifetime prevalence rate for cannabis dependence is approximately 4%. Though the …

Use of cannabis for harm reduction among people at high risk for overdose in Vancouver, Canada (2016–2018)

J Mok, MJ Milloy, C Grant, S Lake… - … journal of public …, 2021 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To characterize the prevalence and reasons for the use of cannabis as a strategy
to reduce the harms arising from other substances. Methods. We drew data about recent …

Examining cannabis protective behavioral strategy use using multiple methods

MA Prince, T Jenzer, W Brown… - Drugs and alcohol …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Cannabis use among young adults is increasing, despite being associated with
several negative consequences. Protective behavioral strategies (PBSs) are a potential …

The association between cannabis use and outcome in pharmacological treatment for opioid use disorder

T Rosic, R Kapoor, B Panesar, L Naji, DB Chai… - Harm reduction …, 2021 - Springer
Background With the ongoing opioid crisis and policy changes regarding legalization of
cannabis occurring around the world, it is necessary to consider cannabis use in the context …

[HTML][HTML] Is cannabis use associated with increased risk of initiation, persistence, and relapse to cigarette smoking?: Longitudinal data from a representative sample of …

AH Weinberger, J Platt, J Copeland… - The Journal of clinical …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: The current study prospectively investigated the relationship between cannabis
use and smoking initiation, persistence, and relapse over a three year period among adults …

Risk for cannabis use disorder in people who use cannabis to cope with internalizing disorders: Implications for policy and practice

BS Schermitzler, TJ Preston… - Policy Insights from the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The prevalence of Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) is increasing in the United States, likely
related to increasing cultural and legal acceptance of cannabis. While most cannabis users …

The relationships between chronic pain and changes in health with cannabis consumption patterns

A Cooke, L Chavez, B Freisthler - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Pain is the most common reason endorsed by patients seeking medical
cannabis. Given the nature of chronic pain, it is particularly important to understand …