ArticlePsychological medicine2015
Natural course of cannabis use disorders.
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- The Acquired Preparedness Model of Cannabis Use in Emerging Adulthood: Comparing Within-Person and Between-Person Effects.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2022Article
- Adult Psychiatric, Substance, and Functional Outcomes of Different Definitions of Early Cannabis Use.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2022Article
- Cannabis Significantly Reduces the Use of Prescription Opioids and Improves Quality of Life in Authorized Patients: Results of a Large Prospective Study.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2021Article
- Investigating the Residual Effects of Chronic Cannabis Use and Abstinence on Verbal and Visuospatial Learning.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Cannabis Affects Cerebellar Volume and Sleep Differently in Men and Women.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Craving is impermanent and it matters: Investigating craving and cannabis use among young adults with problematic use interested in reducing use.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- The number of biological parents with alcohol use disorder histories and risk to offspring through age 30.Addictive behaviors · 2020Article
- Gender Norms, Roles and Relations and Cannabis-Use Patterns: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Sex and Gender Interactions on the Use and Impact of Recreational Cannabis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- What's the Harm in Getting High? Evaluating Associations Between Marijuana and Harm as Predictors of Concurrent and Prospective Marijuana Use and Misuse.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite its importance as a public health concern, relatively little is known about the natural course of cannabis use disorders (CUDs). The primary objective of this research was to provide descriptive data on the onset, recovery and recurrence functions of CUDs during the high-risk periods of adolescence, emerging adulthood and young adulthood based on data from a large prospective community sample.
methodProbands (n = 816) from the Oregon Adolescent Depression Project (OADP) participated in four diagnostic assessments (T1-T4) between the ages of 16 and 30 years, during which current and past CUDs were assessed.
resultsThe weighted lifetime prevalence of CUDs was 19.1% with an average onset age of 18.6 years. Although gender was not significantly related to the age of initial CUD onset, men were more likely to be diagnosed with a lifetime CUD. Of those diagnosed with a CUD episode, 81.8% eventually achieved recovery during the study period. Women achieved recovery significantly more quickly than men. The recurrence rate (27.7%) was relatively modest, and most likely to occur within the first 36 months following the offset of the first CUD episode. CUD recurrence was uncommon after 72 months of remission and recovery.
conclusionsCUDs are relatively common, affecting about one out of five persons in the OADP sample prior to the age of 30 years. Eventual recovery from index CUD episodes is the norm, although about 30% of those with a CUD exhibit a generally persistent pattern of problematic use extending 7 years or longer.
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