A contingency management method for 30-days abstinence in non-treatment seeking young adult cannabis users.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of young adult cannabis use are rising, perceived harm is at its historical nadir, and most users do not want to quit. Most studies evaluating effects of cannabis use in young adults are cross-sectional, limiting causal inference. A method to reliably induce abstinence periods in cannabis users would allow assessment of the effects of abstinence and resumption of use on a variety of outcomes in a within-subjects, repeated measures design.

Methods

We examined the efficacy and feasibility of a voucher-based contingency management procedure for incentivizing one month of continuous cannabis abstinence among young adults who reported at least weekly cannabis use, volunteered to participate in a laboratory study, and did not express a desire to discontinue cannab

SUBMITTER: Schuster RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5235346 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature