Brief interventions for cannabis use in emerging adults: protocol for a systematic review, meta-analysis, and evidence map.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of cannabis use are highest during emerging adulthood (age 18-25), with the prevalence of near daily and daily increasing among this age group. Emerging adults are clinically challenging in terms of harmful cannabis use due to perceptions of high rates of peer use, social acceptance, and low risk of harm. Brief interventions to increase awareness and promote motivation to change are therefore particularly important for this age group. There is existing evidence on the effectiveness of brief interventions for alcohol in emerging adults, but it is not clear if comparable evidence is present for cannabis. The objective of this systematic review is to summarize and critically appraise the existing literature of brief interventions for cannabis use both narratively, to

SUBMITTER: Halladay J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6060526 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature