Condition: Addiction


Sleep Quality Moderates the Relation between Depression Symptoms and Problematic Cannabis Use among Medical Cannabis Users

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Objectives: This study sought to extend research on the relation between depression symptoms and problematic cannabis use by evaluating the potential moderating…

Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms and Cannabis Misuse: The Explanatory Role of Cannabis Use Motives

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Objective The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the unique explanatory role of cannabis use motives above the effects…

Does cannabis use substitute for opioids? A preliminary exploratory survey in opioid maintenance patients

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Various studies showed that people with substance use disorder use cannabis to reduce withdrawal or dose of their main drug. Using…

Mental and Physical Health-Related Cannabis Motives Mediate the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Problematic Cannabis Use over Time among Emerging Adult Cannabis Users

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Background While growing evidence has identified mental and physical health-related cannabis use motives as significant mechanisms between childhood trauma and problematic…

Cannabis use may attenuate neurocognitive performance deficits resulting from methamphetamine use disorder

Abstract Objective:Methamphetamine and cannabis are two widely used, and frequently co-used, substances with possibly opposing effects on the central nervous system. Evidence of neurocognitive deficits related to use is robust…

Use of Cannabis in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Background: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) has been recently estimated to afflict up to 5% of American children. Most of these children…

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

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Background: This article examines the subjective impact of medical cannabis on the use of both licit and illicit substances via self-report from…

Substituting cannabis for prescription drugs, alcohol and other substances among medical cannabis patients: The impact of contextual factors

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Introduction and Aims Recent years have witnessed increased attention to how cannabis use impacts the use of other psychoactive substances. The…

Medical cannabis access, use, and substitution for prescription opioids and other substances: A survey of authorized medical cannabis patients

Please use this link to access this publication. Abstract Background In 2014 Health Canada replaced the Marihuana for Medical Access Regulations (MMAR) with the Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR)….

The Role of Medicinal Cannabis as an Emerging Therapy for Opioid Use Disorder

Abstract This narrative review explores current insights into the potential use of medicinal cannabis-related products as an emerging therapy for opioid use disorder in the landscape of increasing knowledge about…