Online personalized feedback intervention to reduce risky cannabis use. Randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Given the widespread use of cannabis, and the concomitant risks associated with the drug, there is a need to increase the availability of interventions designed to reduce risky cannabis use. One promising intervention in the addictions employs personalized normative feedback to motivate change.

Methods

A two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted in which participants who used cannabis in a risky fashion were randomly assigned to one of two groups - those who received an online personalized feedback report in addition to educational materials about risky cannabis use and those who just received the online educational materials. Follow-up assessment occurred at three- and six-months post-randomization. Outcome variables included: number of day

SUBMITTER: Cunningham JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8605234 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature