Prospective associations between sleep disturbances and cannabis use among Veterans: A behavioral economic approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Veterans often use cannabis for sleep despite limited evidence of its efficacy. Moreover, how sleep disturbances impact cannabis use longitudinally is unclear. We applied a behavioral economic framework to examine whether sleep disturbances and cannabis demand (i.e., relative value) were related risk-factors for future cannabis use and problems.

Methods

Veterans deployed post-9/11/2001 who reported past 6-month cannabis use at baseline (n = 126) completed surveys on their sleep disturbances, demand via the Marijuana Purchase Task (MPT), and cannabis use. Mediation analyses using Hayes' PROCESS Macro and zero-inflated negative binomial models tested indirect effects of baseline sleep disturbances on 12-month cannabis use frequency, quantity, and problems via 6-mont

SUBMITTER: Berey BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523082 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature