Cannabis dependence in young adults: an Australian population study

Coffey, Carolyn; Carlin, John B.; Degenhardt, Louisa; Lynskey, Michael; Sanci, Lena; Patton, George C.

doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00029.x

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“…There may be some underestimation of the prevalence of ever having smoked cannabis. However, this underestimation has not been large in other studies (Coffey et al, 2002). The age, sex and education distributions also correspond well with the age, sex and education distribution in the general population registers in Skåne (Carlsson et al, 2006).…”

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Materialist and post-materialist values and cannabis smoking among young adults: A population-based study in southern Sweden

Lindström

2007

Preventive Medicine

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Materialist and post-materialist values and cannabis smoking among young adults: A population-based study in southern Sweden

Lindström

2007

Preventive Medicine

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“…These data support and converge with that from controlled laboratory studies to suggest the cannabis withdrawal syndrome experienced when frequent users of cannabis stop using cannabis has clinical importance. In addition, prior studies indicate that many cannabis users take direct action to relieve the distress experienced during abstinence, e.g., resume cannabis use or take other drugs (Coffey et al, 2002;Copersino et al, 2006), and the present study indicates that cannabis users clearly perceive that withdrawal symptoms negatively affect their desire and ability to quit. Group mean severity scores for the WDS (refer to Y-axis scale on left side of figure) and individual symptoms on the Withdrawal Symptom Checklist (refer to Y-axis scale on right side of figure).…”

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“…Recent studies have provided growing support for the clinical importance of cannabis withdrawal. For example, the majority of adults and adolescents enrolled in outpatient treatment for cannabis dependence report having experienced withdrawal symptoms following a quit attempt, report difficulty achieving initial periods of abstinence, complain that withdrawal contributes to their inability to quit, and report using cannabis or taking other direct action to alleviate withdrawal symptoms (Budney, Novy, & Hughes, 1999;Budney, Radonovich, Higgins, & Wong, 1998;Coffey et al, 2002;Copeland, Swift, & Rees, 2001;Copersino et al, 2006;Crowley, MacDonald, Whitmore, & Mikulich, 1998;Stephens, Babor, Kadden, Miller, & the Marijuana Treatment Project Research Group, 2002;Vandrey, Budney, Moore, & Hughes, 2005).…”

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Comparison of cannabis and tobacco withdrawal: Severity and contribution to relapse

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This naturalistic telephone survey study compared perceptions of withdrawal severity in 67 daily cannabis users and 54 daily tobacco cigarette smokers who made quit attempts during the prior 30 days. A Withdrawal Symptom Checklist assessed the severity of abstinence symptoms and a Likert scale assessed perceived relations between abstinence symptoms and relapse. A composite Withdrawal Discomfort Score did not differ significantly between groups (M=13.0 for cannabis, vs. M=13.2 for tobacco). Individual symptom severity ratings were also of similar magnitude, except craving and sweating were slightly higher for tobacco. Both groups reported that withdrawal contributed substantially to relapse, and the strength of these ratings was similar across groups. The diverse convenience sample examined in this study adds external validity and generalizability to prior studies that included only users not planning to quit or excluded many common types of cannabis users. The comparable withdrawal experience from these heterogeneous cannabis and tobacco users supports previous findings from controlled laboratory studies, and indicates that real world, frequent cannabis users perceive that withdrawal symptoms negatively affect their desire and ability to quit.

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“…However, in most studies the overlap (an estimated 20-50% [8,9]) between dependent users and frequent users is ignored [1][2][3][4][5][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Associations between mental health problems and nondependent frequent use are therefore unknown.…”

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Mental health differences between frequent cannabis users with and without dependence and the general population

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Mental health differences between frequent cannabis users with and without dependence and the general population van der Pol, P.; Liebregts, N.; de Graaf, R.; ten Have, M.; Korf, D.J.; van den Brink, W.; van Laar, M. Published in: Addiction DOI:10.1111/add.12196 Link to publicationCitation for published version (APA): van der Pol, P., Liebregts, N., de Graaf, R., ten Have, M., Korf, D. J., van den Brink, W., & van Laar, M. (2013). Mental health differences between frequent cannabis users with and without dependence and the general population. Addiction, 108(8), 1459-1469. DOI: 10.1111/add.12196 General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. ABSTRACTAims To compare the prevalence of mental disorders between frequent cannabis users with and without dependence and the general population. Design Cross-sectional comparison of interview data. Setting Enriched community sample of frequent cannabis users and a representative sample of non-users and non-frequent users from the general population. Participants A total of 521 young adult (aged 18-30 years) frequent cannabis users, 252 of whom were with DSM-IV cannabis dependence (D+) and 269 without DSM-IV cannabis dependence (D-), and 1072 young adults from the general population. Measurements Multinomial logistic regression was used to compare groups regarding the presence of DSM-IV mental disorders. Detailed measures of cannabis use, childhood adversity and other substance use were considered confounders. Findings Compared with the general population, externalizing disorders were more prevalent in D-[odds ratio (OR) = 8.91, P < 0.001] and most prevalent in D+ (OR = 17.75, P < 0.001), but internalizing disorders were associated only with D+ (mood OR = 4.15, P < 0.001; anxiety OR = 2.20, P = 0.002). Associations were attenuated (and often became non-significant) after correction for childhood adversity and substance use other than cannabis. However, the prevalence of mental disorders remained higher in D+ compared with D-(OR = 2.40, P < 0.001), although cannabis use patterns were remarkably similar. Conclusions Cannabis use patterns, childhood adversity and the use of other substances are similar in dependent and non-dependent frequent cannabis users. With the exception of more externalizing disorders, the mental health ...

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Cannabis dependence in young adults: an Australian population study

Cited by 147 publications

References 27 publications

Materialist and post-materialist values and cannabis smoking among young adults: A population-based study in southern Sweden

Materialist and post-materialist values and cannabis smoking among young adults: A population-based study in southern Sweden

Comparison of cannabis and tobacco withdrawal: Severity and contribution to relapse

Mental health differences between frequent cannabis users with and without dependence and the general population

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