Day-level shifts in social contexts during youth cannabis use treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Social context plays a critical role in youth cannabis use. Yet few studies have examined if and when social contexts shift during cannabis use treatment. This study examined daily shifts in youths' social contexts with the goal of characterizing how specific social contexts (e.g., time with cannabis-using friends or siblings) relate to cannabis craving and use during cannabis treatment.

Method

Participants were 65 cannabis users (51% male), ages 15-24 years, who participated in a double-blind randomized clinical trial that tested the effects of motivational enhancement and cognitive behavioral therapies plus either adjunctive pharmacotherapy or placebo on cannabis craving and use. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data, collected from a pre-randomization perio

SUBMITTER: Meisel SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8353596 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature