Trial reportJournal of substance abuse treatment2018
A pilot trial of text-delivered peer network counseling to treat young adults with cannabis use disorder.
Trial report in Journal of substance abuse treatment, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Peer Network Counseling Effects on Substance Use: an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis Integrating Three Randomized Controlled Trials.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Pooled it
- Psychological Interventions for Cannabis Use among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Feasibility and acceptability of a trauma-informed and peer-supported digital brief intervention for heavy-drinking emerging adults with interpersonal trauma.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2026Trial
- Text message-delivered cannabis use disorder treatment with young adults: A large randomized clinical trial.Journal of substance use and addiction treatment · 2025Trial
- Young Adults Advancing Through the Stages of Change: A Mediational Analysis of Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment.Substance use & misuse · 2025Trial
- A pilot trial of a brief intervention for cannabis use supplemented with a substance-free activity session or relaxation training.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Trial
- Testing Mechanisms of Change for Text Message-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Randomized Clinical Trial for Young Adult Depression.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- A randomized pilot trial of a mobile phone-based brief intervention with personalized feedback and interactive text messaging to reduce driving after cannabis use and riding with a cannabis impaired driver.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2022Trial
- Rural and Urban Variation in Mobile Health Substance Use Disorder Treatment Mechanisms and Efficacy.Rural mental health · 2026Article
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- Treatments for Cannabis Use Disorder across the Lifespan: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- "I feel like marijuana is the only drug that wouldn't kill me": perceptions of cannabis use in previously incarcerated Black men who have sex with other men.Harm reduction journal · 2023Article
- What is the volume, diversity and nature of recent, robust evidence for the use of peer support in health and social care? An evidence and gap map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2022Review
- The Impact of Mobile Technology-Delivered Interventions on Youth Well-being: Systematic Review and 3-Level Meta-analysis.JMIR mental health · 2022Review
- Motivators for Cannabis Use among Young Adults in Outpatient Psychiatric Care: A Qualitative Study.Journal of drug issues · 2021Article
- Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Treatment: an Update on Evidence-Based Strategies.Current psychiatry reports · 2019Review
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Approximately 1.8 million young adults aged 18 to 25 had a Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) in the past year. Unfortunately, engaging young adults in treatment is very challenging. Creative approaches to treat cannabis disorders such as integrating mobile technology with evidence-based treatments are warranted. In light of these challenges, we developed a text message-delivered version of Peer Network Counseling (PNC-txt), which is a substance use intervention that focuses on peer relations. PNC-txt engages participants in 16 automated, personalized text interactions over 4weeks. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of PNC-txt against a waitlist control group with 30 treatment seeking young adults (ages 18-25) who met DSM-5 criteria for CUD. Self-report and urine analyses were used to test outcomes at the three-month follow-up. The PNC-txt group significantly reduced their cannabis use related problems as well as cannabis cravings, compared to the control group. PNC-txt participants also had a significantly greater percentage with urines negative for cannabis metabolites compared to controls. Moderation analysis showed that CUD severity level moderated treatment, suggesting that PNC-txt is more effective for participants with medium and high levels of CUD severity. All effect sizes ranged from medium to large. Results from this pilot trial are promising and warrant further research on PNC-txt for addressing cannabis use disorder.
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