ArticleAddictive behaviors2020
Regular cannabis use is associated with blunted affective, but not cardiovascular, stress responses.
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- Multimodal examination of the acute effects of cannabis on subjective and physiological stress-related outcomes: a randomized placebo-controlled laboratory study.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Stress and episodic future thinking: Effects on temporal window and alcohol demand.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- A remote examination of acute stress responses: examining the influence of psychological resilience.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Considerations for Anesthesia in Older Adults with Cannabis Use.Drugs & aging · 2024Review
- Assessment of frontal lobe functions in a sample of male cannabis users currently in abstinence: correlations with duration of use and their functional outcomes.Journal of cannabis research · 2024Article
- Biobehavioral and affective stress responses during nicotine withdrawal: Influence of regular cannabis co-use.Psychopharmacology · 2024Article
- Early life adversity and substance use: The mediating role of mood and the moderating role of impulsivity.Journal of psychiatric research · 2023Article
- Sex differences in neuroendocrine, sympathetic nervous system, and affect responses to acute stress in cannabis users.Psychopharmacology · 2023Article
- Effects of regular cannabis and nicotine use on acute stress responses: chronic nicotine, but not cannabis use, is associated with blunted adrenocortical and cardiovascular responses to stress.Psychopharmacology · 2022Article
- Stress and COVID-19 related behaviours: The mediating role of delay discounting.Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress · 2022Article
- A review of the effects of acute and chronic cannabinoid exposure on the stress response.Frontiers in neuroendocrinology · 2021Review
- Impact of Acute and Chronic Cannabis Use on Stress Response Regulation: Challenging the Belief That Cannabis Is an Effective Method for Coping.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Review
- Cannabis Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
- Emotion Dysregulation Moderates the Association Between Stress and Problematic Cannabis Use.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
aimsTo examine the potential impact of regular cannabis use on cardiovascular and subjective responses to acute stress.
designWe used a quasi-experimental design in which subjective states and cardiovascular measures were obtained during rest and in response to acute stress challenges in a sample of regular cannabis users and non-users.
participantsSeventy-nine adults (forty-five cannabis users and thirty-four non-users). MEASUREMENTS: We measured subjective states (positive affect, state stress, state anxiety, cannabis craving) and cardiovascular indicators (blood pressure, heart rate, mean arterial pressure) during baseline rest and in response to public speaking, mental arithmetic, and cold-pressor challenges. Regular cannabis use was established via self-report and was confirmed with a positive urine drug test.
findingsRegular cannabis use was associated with blunted positive affect (F = 5.67, p = .002), state stress (F = 6.05, p = .002), and state anxiety (F = 6.48, p < .001) in response to acute stress challenges. There was no evidence of an association between cannabis use and cardiovascular responses (Fs ≤ 1.54; Ps ≥ 0.21). Contrary to expectations, cannabis craving decreased in response to stress challenges (F = 8.44, p < .001).
conclusionChronic cannabis use is associated with blunted positive and negative (stress, anxiety) affective responses to acute stress, indicating emotional dysregulation in this population.
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