Cannabinoids for substance use disorder treatment: What does the current evidence say?

JAB Fernandes, R Filev, TM Fidalgo - Cannabis and Cannabinoid …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: The prevalence of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is increasing along with the
need to develop approaches to reduce the harm associated with substance use, including …

Mechanisms of Behavior Change for Functional Improvements in Cannabis Use Disorder Treatments: Current Science and Future Outlook

BM Stone, BJ Sherman - Current Addiction Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The rising prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) has
prompted an urgent need for effective behavioral treatments to reduce the global public …

Development of the enthusiastic substance use attitudes scale: Preliminary evidence of a novel maintenance factor

BM Stone - Substance Use & Misuse, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Expectancies, motives, and attitudes toward substances are cognitive factors
that partially account for substance use; however, existing measures tend to have …

The war on drugs has unduly biased substance use research

BM Stone - Psychological Reports, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
After working in the substance use field for several years and conducting research on
substance use, it has come to my attention how deeply ingrained the War on Drugs …

Characterizing cannabis use reduction and change in functioning during treatment: Initial steps on the path to new clinical endpoints.

JT Borodovsky, MJ Sofis, BJ Sherman… - … of addictive behaviors, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Reduction-based cannabis use endpoints are needed to better evaluate treatments for
cannabis use disorder (CUD). This exploratory, secondary analysis aimed to characterize …

Implementation and preliminary evaluation of a 12-week cognitive behavioural and motivational enhancement group therapy for cannabis use disorder

L Trick, K Butler, Z Bourgault… - Substance Abuse …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The purpose of this paper is to provide a preliminary evaluation of treatment
outcomes, retention and client satisfaction following a 12-week combined cognitive …

[HTML][HTML] A Preliminary Investigation Of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Applied To The Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex In Treatment Seeking …

GL Sahlem, B Kim, NL Baker, BL Wong, MA Caruso… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is a common and consequential disorder. When
applied to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), repetitive transcranial magnetic …

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 …

Differential Mechanisms of Behavior Change in Cannabis Use Disorder Treatments: Functional Improvements and Clinical Implications

BM Stone, KM Gray, RL Tomko… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Research on the mechanisms of behavior change (MOBC) for the treatment of cannabis use
disorder (CUD) has limitations due to an overemphasis on abstinence, rigid definitions, and …

A preliminary randomized controlled trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in treatment seeking …

GL Sahlem, B Kim, NL Baker, BL Wong… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is a common and consequential disorder. When
applied to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), repetitive transcranial magnetic …