Trial reportExperimental and clinical psychopharmacology2015
A comparison of delay discounting in adolescents and adults in treatment for cannabis use disorders.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Delay discounting of different outcomes: Review and theory.Journal of the experimental analysis of behavior · 2020Pooled it
- Age-related differences in the impact of cannabis use on the brain and cognition: a systematic review.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2019Pooled it
- Experimental reductions of delay discounting and impulsive choice: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of experimental psychology. General · 2018Pooled it
- Initial evaluation of domain-specific episodic future thinking on delay discounting and cannabis use.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2022Trial
- Adolescent-Centered Cannabis Messaging in Clinical Settings: Preliminary Qualitative Insights From Adolescents for Clinicians.The Permanente journal · 2026Article
- Life after life: Recidivism among individuals formerly sentenced to mandatory juvenile life without parole.Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence · 2025Article
- Delay discounting and symptoms of anxiety and depression in adolescents experiencing challenges with managing type 1 diabetes.Children's health care : journal of the Association for the Care of Children's Health · 2025Article
- Tyrosine Hydroxylase-Positive Nucleus Accumbens Neurons Influence Delay Discounting in a Mouse T-Maze Task.eNeuro · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Associations Among Socioeconomic Status, Delay Discounting, and Substance Use in Adolescence.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2024Article
- The Use of Nonmonetary Outcomes in Health-Related Delay Discounting Research: Review and Recommendations.Perspectives on behavior science · 2024Review
- Age differences in the behavioural economics of cannabis use: Do adolescents and adults differ on demand for cannabis and discounting of future reward?Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- Impaired risk avoidance in bipolar disorder and substance use disorders.Journal of psychiatric research · 2022Article
- Correlates of continued cannabis use during pregnancy.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Decision Making and Impulsivity in Young Adult Cannabis Users.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Effects of opioid/cannabinoid mixtures on impulsivity and memory in rhesus monkeys.Behavioural pharmacology · 2020Article
- Alternate versions of a fixed-choice, delay-discounting assessment for repeated-measures designs.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2018Article
- Age and impulsive behavior in drug addiction: A review of past research and future directions.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 2018Review
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- Cognitive, emotion control, and motor performance of adolescents in the NCANDA study: Contributions from alcohol consumption, age, sex, ethnicity, and family history of addiction.Neuropsychology · 2016Article
- Climate change views examined through a behavioral medicine frame: are there potential target mechanisms for change beyond political ideology?Psychology, health & medicineArticle
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Abstract
Delay discounting is associated with problematic substance use and poorer treatment outcomes in adolescents and adults with substance use disorders. Although some research has addressed delay discounting among individuals with cannabis use disorders (CUDs), results have been equivocal, and no study has examined whether discounting rates differ between adolescent and adult cannabis users. The aim of this study was to compare discounting rates between adolescents and adults in treatment for CUD to determine whether discounting at intake or changes in discounting across treatment differed between age groups. Participants were 165 adolescents and 104 adults enrolled in treatment for CUD. Participants completed a delay discounting task at intake and end of treatment for 2 commodities (money and cannabis) at 2 different magnitudes ($100 and $1,000). Repeated measures mixed models examined differences in discounting rates by commodity and magnitude across age groups at intake and changes in discounting across treatment. At intake, adolescents discounted money more than adults whereas adults showed greater discounting at $100 magnitude than $1,000. In addition, adults had greater decreases in discounting of cannabis over the course of treatment. Overall, adolescents appeared less sensitive to changes in magnitude of rewards, discounted money at higher rates, and showed less improvement in discounting over the course of treatment compared to adults. Comparing delay discounting in adolescents and adults with CUD can contribute to a better understanding of how development influences the effect of discounting on substance use to better inform treatment for substance use disorders.
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