ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2014
Childhood and current ADHD symptom dimensions are associated with more severe cannabis outcomes in college students.
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- Complementarity in daily marijuana and alcohol among emerging adults.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Article
- Daily, but not occasional, cannabis use is selectively associated with more impulsive delay discounting and hyperactive ADHD symptoms in binge-drinking young adults.Psychopharmacology · 2021Article
- Anxiety increases sensitivity to errors and negative feedback over time.Biological psychology · 2021Article
- Which came first: Cannabis use or deficits in impulse control?Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry · 2021Review
- Examining motivational pathways from adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms to cannabis use: Results from a prospective study of veterans.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2021Article
- Marijuana Legalization in Colorado: Increasing Potency, Changing Risk Perceptions, and Emerging Public Health Concerns for Youth.Adolescent psychiatry (Hilversum, Netherlands) · 2021Article
- Cannabis use, cognitive performance, and symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in community adults.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2020Article
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and lifetime cannabis use: genetic overlap and causality.Molecular psychiatry · 2020Article
- ADHD Is Highly Prevalent in Patients Seeking Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorders.Journal of attention disorders · 2020Article
- Differential implications of persistent, remitted, and late-onset ADHD symptoms for substance abuse in women and men: A twin study from ages 11 to 24.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundNumerous studies have shown that attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated higher risk of cannabis use disorders (CUD). However, these studies are limited in that most did not: (a) differentiate the role of hyperactivity-impulsivity (HI) and inattention (IN); (b) control for associated psychopathology; and (c) consider more fine-grained CUD-related measures. Our aim was to clarify the unique and interactive contributions of inattention and hyperactivity symptoms to age of cannabis initiation and DSM-IV cannabis dependence, craving, and severity of problems related to cannabis use while statistically controlling for symptoms of comorbid psychopathology in a non-clinical sample of young adults.
methodsCannabis variables, current use of cigarettes and alcohol, current and childhood ADHD, and comorbid internalizing and externalizing psychopathology were assessed in 376 male and female undergraduates.
resultsResults indicate that current and childhood IN were independently associated with more severe cannabis use, craving, and problem use-related outcomes in young adulthood (p's<.01) and that childhood HI symptoms were associated with earlier initiation of cannabis (p<.01). Further, current IN symptoms moderated the relationships between level of use and more severe outcomes (p's<.01), such that higher IN strengthened positive associations among use and problem cannabis use. Associations with ADHD symptom dimensions and current use of alcohol and cigarettes were also present.
conclusionsThus, current and childhood inattention symptoms as well as childhood hyperactive-impulsive symptoms emerged as significant factors in cannabis-related outcomes in young adults, even after statistically controlling for important confounding variables.
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