Cannabis use to manage stimulant cravings among people who use unregulated drugs

H Reddon, ME Socias, K DeBeck, K Hayashi… - Addictive Behaviors, 2024 - Elsevier
Background We sought to analyze the association between cannabis use to manage
stimulant cravings and self-reported changes in stimulant use among structurally …

Use of cannabis as a harm reduction strategy among people who use drugs: a cohort study

J Mok, MJ Milloy, C Grant, S Lake… - Cannabis and …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: While substance use contributes to a substantial burden of disease, access to
evidence-based harm reduction interventions remains limited or inaccessible. Preliminary …

Negative consequences associated with dependence in daily cannabis users

A Looby, M Earleywine - Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and …, 2007 - Springer
Background Cannabis is the most widely consumed illicit substance in America, with
increasing rates of use. Some theorists tend to link frequency of use with cannabis …

Intentional cannabis use to reduce crack cocaine use in a Canadian setting: A longitudinal analysis

ME Socías, T Kerr, E Wood, H Dong, S Lake… - Addictive …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background No effective pharmacotherapies exist for the treatment of crack cocaine use
disorders. Emerging data suggests that cannabinoids may play a role in reducing cocaine …

Characterizing motivations for cannabis use in a cohort of people who use illicit drugs: A latent class analysis

S Lake, E Nosova, J Buxton, Z Walsh, ME Socías… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Cannabis use is common among marginalized people who use illicit drugs
(PWUD) but reasons for use remain poorly investigated. We sought to explore how different …

High‐intensity cannabis use is associated with retention in opioid agonist treatment: a longitudinal analysis

ME Socías, E Wood, S Lake, S Nolan, N Fairbairn… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Cannabis use is common among people on opioid agonist
treatment (OAT), causing concern for some care providers. However, there is limited and …

Daily associations between cannabis motives and consumption in emerging adults

EE Bonar, JE Goldstick, RL Collins, JA Cranford… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Increasing rates of cannabis use among emerging adults is a growing public
health problem. Intensive longitudinal data can provide information on proximal motives for …

Are cannabis use problems comparable across individuals using for recreational and medical purposes? An international cross-sectional study of individuals who use …

SR Sznitman, GR Potter, J Grigg, A Granville… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Little is known about cannabis use problems among individuals who use
cannabis for medical purposes and whether rates and determinants of cannabis use …

Facilitators and barriers in treatment seeking for cannabis dependence

P van der Pol, N Liebregts, R de Graaf, DJ Korf… - Drug and alcohol …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Relatively few cannabis dependent people seek treatment and little is known
about determinants of treatment seeking. Methods Treatment determinants were compared …

Craving is impermanent and it matters: Investigating craving and cannabis use among young adults with problematic use interested in reducing use

MC Enkema, KA Hallgren, ME Larimer - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2020 - Elsevier
Rates of problematic cannabis use have nearly doubled over the last decade, and peak
onset for cannabis use disorders occurs during young adulthood. Craving for cannabis is …