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Increases in cannabis use and negative emotions during COVID-19 pandemic among college students with cannabis use disorder.
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Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions . 2024, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p116-131. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Using cross-sectional baseline measurements from a longitudinal cohort study, we evaluated the perceived impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on cannabis use and emotional well-being among college students meeting cannabis use disorder (CUD) criteria (N = 150). Compared to before the pandemic, participants retrospectively reported an increase in cannabis use during the first phase of the pandemic when stay-at-home orders occurred, which was correlated with a greater number of CUD symptoms and cannabis use-related consequences since the pandemic began. Reporting greater frequency of cannabis use during the pandemic was associated with greater frequency of using amphetamine-type drugs and consumption of cannabis by dabbing since the pandemic began. There were significant differences in cannabis use-related outcomes as a function of negative emotions (e.g., feeling lonely/stressed/anxious/depressed) experienced during the pandemic. The findings elucidate the impact of the pandemic on cannabis use among college students with CUD and can inform prevention/intervention efforts in this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SUBSTANCE abuse prevention
*SUBSTANCE abuse
*CROSS-sectional method
*MEDICAL marijuana
*STATISTICAL correlation
*MENTAL health
*SELF-efficacy
*T-test (Statistics)
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*EMOTIONS
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*RETROSPECTIVE studies
*AMPHETAMINES
*LONELINESS
*ANXIETY
*PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
*LONGITUDINAL method
*STAY-at-home orders
*MOTIVATION (Psychology)
*MEDICAL records
*ACQUISITION of data
*PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
*RESEARCH methodology
*CANNABIS (Genus)
*COLLEGE students
*COMPARATIVE studies
*COVID-19 pandemic
*WELL-being
*MENTAL depression
*SYMPTOMS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1533256X
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177218245
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1533256X.2022.2145067