Treatment of cannabis use disorders: a review of the literature

BR Nordstrom, FR Levin - The American journal on addictions, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in the United States. Despite the fact that there
are large numbers of people with cannabis dependence, relatively little attention has been …

Short term impact of same intensity but different duration interventions for cannabis users

FS Jungerman, S Andreoni, R Laranjeira - Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2007 - Elsevier
The present study evaluates the efficacy of a brief intervention for cannabis users. A
randomized controlled trial compared 3 conditions: 4 weekly individual sessions of …

Novel pharmacologic approaches to treating cannabis use disorder

RE Balter, ZD Cooper, M Haney - Current addiction reports, 2014 - Springer
With large and increasing numbers of people using cannabis, the development of cannabis
use disorder (CUD) is a growing public health concern. Despite the success of evidence …

Behavioral treatments for adolescent cannabis use disorder: A rationale for cognitive retraining

LD Aguinaldo, LM Squeglia, KM Gray… - Current addiction …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Adolescent cannabis use represents a significant public health
concern. Cannabis experimentation typically begins in adolescence and increases the odds …

Is it time for a cannabis harm reduction approach? Commentary on Sherman et al.(2022) and Borodovsky et al.(2022).

BM Stone, BJ Sherman - 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Recent research suggests potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis-derived
products, a lower risk profile than other illicit substances, and significant functional …

Motivators for cannabis use among young adults in outpatient psychiatric care: A qualitative study

L Whiteley, KK Haubrick, T Arnold… - Journal of drug …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Cannabis use is prevalent among youth with mental illness, despite the increased risk of
exacerbating psychiatric symptoms. The rapidly changing legality of cannabis has …

Design paper: The CapOpus trial: A randomized, parallel-group, observer-blinded clinical trial of specialized addiction treatment versus treatment as usual for young …

C Hjorthøj, A Fohlmann, AM Larsen, MTR Madsen… - Trials, 2008 - Springer
Background A number of studies indicate a link between cannabis-use and psychosis as
well as more severe psychosis in those with existing psychotic disorders. There is currently …

Embracing comorbidity: a way toward understanding the role of motivational and control processes in cannabis use disorders

J Cousijn - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Background Although the general public perceives cannabis as one of the less harmful illicit
drugs, the past decades saw a surge in treatment demands for CUDs (UNODC, 2014) …

A pilot trial of a brief intervention for cannabis use supplemented with a substance-free activity session or relaxation training.

JG Murphy, AA Dennhardt, B Utzelmann… - Psychology of …, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Cannabis use is increasing among college students and commonly co-occurs
with anxiety symptoms in this age group. Interventions that reduce anxiety may also reduce …

[PDF][PDF] Self-managed change from problematic cannabis use

A Kwong, J Howard, A Arcuri - NCPIC Bulletin series, 2010 - cannabissupport.com.au
Cannabis is the world's most widely used illicit drug. In Australia, one in three have tried it,
and almost one in ten have used it in the past year. 1, 2 While the majority of cannabis use is …