Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2022
A social media intervention for cannabis use among emerging adults: Randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04187989 (Social Media Intervention for Cannabis Use in Emerging Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Social Media Intervention for Cannabis Use in Emerging Adults
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digitally Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Meta-Analysis Across Consumption and Psychosocial Outcomes.JMIR mental health · 2026Pooled it
- Health education interventions to reduce cannabis and tobacco smoking-related harms among people who use cannabis: a systematic review.Health education research · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of Dropout and Influencing Factors in Digital Psychosocial Intervention Trials for Adult Illicit Substance Users: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Interventions for Recreational Cannabis Use Among Young Adults: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Behavior Change Technique Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Psychological Interventions for Cannabis Use among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Behavioural interventions delivered through interactive social media for health behaviour change, health outcomes, and health equity in the adult population.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Acceptability, Feasibility, and Outcome Responsiveness of the Joint Effort Mobile App for Promoting Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Among Young Adults: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Social media interventions and the moderation of baseline substance use: A secondary data analysis.Addictive behaviors · 2026Trial
- A social media intervention for high-intensity drinking among emerging adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2024Trial
- A remote brief intervention plus social media messaging for cannabis use among emerging adults: A pilot randomized controlled trial in emergency department patients.Addictive behaviors · 2023Trial
- Mobile intervention for emerging adults with regular cannabis use: a micro-randomized trial.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2026Article
- 'Out of sight, out of mind' - results of a focus group study on gamblers' use and evaluation of player protection measures in Germany.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Daily web survey data collection of time-varying cannabis use motives and contexts, with implications for adaptive interventions: A pilot study.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026Article
- Age-Varying Patterns of Cannabis Use, Related Risk Factors, and their Associations among Young Adults in the Context of Legalized Nonmedical Cannabis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Article
- Attitudes towards protecting Emergency Medical Services (EMS) staff from violence and aggression: a survey of adults in Wales.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Theory-Based Social Media Intervention for Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids in Young Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Comparative Outcomes Following Randomization to a Pilot Facebook-Based HIV Prevention Intervention Among Appalachian Women Involved in the Criminal Legal System.Journal of Appalachian health · 2025Article
- I Am My Peers: How Social Ties Influence E-Cigarette Attitudes, Policy Support, and Use.Open journal of psychology · 2025Article
- Urgent need for treatment addressing co-use of tobacco and cannabis: An updated review and considerations for future interventions.Addictive behaviors · 2024Review
- Latent transition analysis of time-varying cannabis use motives to inform adaptive interventions.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purposeCannabis use is increasing among emerging adults (ages 18-25), necessitating the need for prevention interventions. Using a novel platform - social media - we developed an 8-week motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral intervention targeting cannabis use among emerging adults. Herein, we report on the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention in a pilot trial. PROCEDURES: For NCT04187989 we recruited N = 149 emerging adults who used cannabis (at least 3 times/week for the past month) using social media advertising. Their mean age was 21.0 years (SD = 2.2); 55.7% were female. Most were White (70.5%; 20.1% Black/African American, 9.4% Other races), with 20.1% identifying as Hispanic/Latinx. Participants were randomized to the 8-week intervention or an 8-week attention-placebo control condition, both delivered in secret Facebook groups by electronic health coaches (e-coaches). Follow-up assessments occurred at 3- and 6-months.
resultsThe intervention was well-received and follow-up rates were high; fidelity was good. Intervention participants rated e-coaches significantly higher in terms of helpfulness, warmth, etc., compared to control participants. Intervention participants were more likely to engage with and recommend the group. In terms of percentage reductions in cannabis outcomes, the intervention group evidenced absolute reductions over time in several measures of cannabis consumption across modalities. In an adjusted model, reductions in vaping days in the intervention group, relative to attention-control, reached statistical significance (p = .020, D =.40).
conclusionsThis social media intervention for emerging adults' cannabis use was feasible and acceptable in the target population warranting future testing in a fully powered trial.
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