Combined pharmacotherapy and evidence-based psychosocial Cannabis treatment for youth and selection of cannabis-using friends.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Theoretical models of behavior change argue that youth should decrease their time with cannabis-using friends and increase their time with non-using friends during treatment. Informed by behavior-change models of recovery and socialization and selection peer-influence models, the current study examined whether combining evidence-based psychosocial treatment with adjunctive pharmacotherapy helps youth decrease their affiliations with cannabis-using friends and increase their affiliations with non-using friends during cannabis misuse treatment.

Methods

Youth ages 15-24 years (51 % male), participated in a double-blind randomized clinical trial that tested the effects of motivational enhancement and cognitive behavioral therapy (MET-CBT) plus topiramate (N = 39) or p

SUBMITTER: Meisel SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8282736 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature