ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2018
Made from concentrate? A national web survey assessing dab use in the United States.
Article in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- High-Potency Cannabis Use and Health: A Systematic Review of Observational and Experimental Studies.The American journal of psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Gimmie the Gummies: Initial validation of the Edibles Marijuana Purchase Task.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Associations between Cannabis Consumption Methods and Cannabis Risk Perception.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Behavioral economic relationship between cannabis flower and concentrates: Evidence from simulated purchase tasks.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2023Article
- Cognitive test performance in chronic cannabis flower users, concentrate users, and non-users.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- CannaCount: an improved metric for quantifying estimates of maximum possible cannabinoid exposure.Scientific reports · 2023Observational
- I Smoke Alone: Indirect Effects of Solitary Cannabis Use on Negative Consequences Through Coping Motives.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2022Article
- Advancing the science on cannabis concentrates and behavioural health.Drug and alcohol review · 2021Review
- Frequently asked questions about dabbing concentrates in online cannabis community discussion forums.The International journal on drug policy · 2019Article
- Aerosol Gas-Phase Components from Cannabis E-Cigarettes and Dabbing: Mechanistic Insight and Quantitative Risk Analysis.ACS omega · 2019Article
- Exploring cannabis concentrates on the legal market: User profiles, product strength, and health-related outcomes.Addictive behaviors reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundCannabis concentrates, including dabs, contain extremely high levels of Δ
methods4077 respondents completed a survey designed to assess the use of conventional flower cannabis relative to dabs. Individuals provided information about frequency and magnitude of use, and also completed the Marijuana Motives Measure and Severity of Dependence Scale to examine whether dab users have different motives for use and/or demonstrate more severe consequences of use compared to those who only use conventional flower products.
results58% of respondents reported they had tried dabs at least once and 36.5% endorsed regular use (once a month or more). Those who use regularly use dabs were significantly more likely to report using for experimentation (feeling "curious") relative to reasons for using conventional flower products. Interestingly, motives reflecting positive effects (i.e., coping, sleep problems, relieving social anxiety) were endorsed more highly for flower use. In addition, regular dab users reported being more worried about their use of cannabis products relative to those who had tried dabs but did not use regularly.
conclusionsResults indicate that cannabis consumers do not necessarily choose dabs over flower products for positive effects, but rather appear to choose these highly potent products for experimentation. As concentrate use may lead to increased cannabis-related problems, studies directly assessing concentrate users are needed.
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