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Are Cannabis Use Problems Comparable Across Individuals Using for Recreational and Medical Purposes?: An International Cross-Sectional Study of Individuals Who Use Self-Grown Cannabis

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Are Cannabis Use Problems Comparable Across Individuals Using for Recreational and Medical Purposes? An International Cross-Sectional Study of Individuals Who Use Self-Grown Cannabis. / Sznitman, Sharon; Potter, Gary; Grigg, Jodie et al.
In: International Journal of Drug Policy, 11.12.2023.

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Sznitman, S, Potter, G, Grigg, J, Granville, A, Hakkarainen, P, Decorte, T, Lenton, S, Fortin, D, Bear, D, Kirtadze, I, Jauffret-Roustide, M, Barratt, M & Sevigny, E 2023, 'Are Cannabis Use Problems Comparable Across Individuals Using for Recreational and Medical Purposes? An International Cross-Sectional Study of Individuals Who Use Self-Grown Cannabis', International Journal of Drug Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104263

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Sznitman, S., Potter, G., Grigg, J., Granville, A., Hakkarainen, P., Decorte, T., Lenton, S., Fortin, D., Bear, D., Kirtadze, I., Jauffret-Roustide, M., Barratt, M., & Sevigny, E. (2023). Are Cannabis Use Problems Comparable Across Individuals Using for Recreational and Medical Purposes? An International Cross-Sectional Study of Individuals Who Use Self-Grown Cannabis. International Journal of Drug Policy, Article 104263. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104263

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Sznitman S, Potter G, Grigg J, Granville A, Hakkarainen P, Decorte T et al. Are Cannabis Use Problems Comparable Across Individuals Using for Recreational and Medical Purposes? An International Cross-Sectional Study of Individuals Who Use Self-Grown Cannabis. International Journal of Drug Policy. 2023 Dec 11;104263. Epub 2023 Dec 11. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104263

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title = "Are Cannabis Use Problems Comparable Across Individuals Using for Recreational and Medical Purposes?: An International Cross-Sectional Study of Individuals Who Use Self-Grown Cannabis",
abstract = "Background: Little is known about cannabis use problems among individuals who use cannabis for medical purposes and whether rates and determinants of cannabis use problems in medical users differ to those observed among individuals using for recreational reasons. This study examines whether Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) scores differ across individuals who use self-grown cannabis for the following reasons: “recreational only”, “medical and recreational” and “medical only”.Furthermore, the study tests whether cannabis use frequency, cannabis strain, and type of cannabis influences the strength of the association between purpose of use and cannabis use problems.Methods: Data (n = 5,347) were collected from a subsample of the Global Cannabis Cultivation Research Consortium project, focusing on small-scale cannabis growers in 18 countries. Robust regressions analyzed differences in SDS scores across the threeuse motivation groups.Results: Compared with respondents reporting only recreational motivations of cannabis use, those with medical (with and without recreational) motivations were associated with lower SDS scores (B: -0.190 and B: -0.459, p < 0.001 respectively).Daily use was associated with significantly higher SDS scores across all cannabis motivation groups, albeit the magnitude of the association was significantly smaller among individuals with medical motivations of use.Conclusion: The extent to which people experience cannabis use problems, and the determinants of these problems may differ depending on whether cannabis use is motivated by recreational or medical purposes. As such, the findings of the current study suggest that public education efforts, harm reduction approaches and policy responses should be tailored depending on whether cannabis is used for recreational or medical purposes.",
author = "Sharon Sznitman and Gary Potter and Jodie Grigg and Ashely Granville and Pekka Hakkarainen and Tom Decorte and Simon Lenton and Davide Fortin and Daniel Bear and Irma Kirtadze and Marie Jauffret-Roustide and Monica Barratt and Eric Sevigny",
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AU - Sznitman, Sharon

AU - Potter, Gary

AU - Grigg, Jodie

AU - Granville, Ashely

AU - Hakkarainen, Pekka

AU - Decorte, Tom

AU - Lenton, Simon

AU - Fortin, Davide

AU - Bear, Daniel

AU - Kirtadze, Irma

AU - Jauffret-Roustide, Marie

AU - Barratt, Monica

AU - Sevigny, Eric

PY - 2023/12/11

Y1 - 2023/12/11

N2 - Background: Little is known about cannabis use problems among individuals who use cannabis for medical purposes and whether rates and determinants of cannabis use problems in medical users differ to those observed among individuals using for recreational reasons. This study examines whether Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) scores differ across individuals who use self-grown cannabis for the following reasons: “recreational only”, “medical and recreational” and “medical only”.Furthermore, the study tests whether cannabis use frequency, cannabis strain, and type of cannabis influences the strength of the association between purpose of use and cannabis use problems.Methods: Data (n = 5,347) were collected from a subsample of the Global Cannabis Cultivation Research Consortium project, focusing on small-scale cannabis growers in 18 countries. Robust regressions analyzed differences in SDS scores across the threeuse motivation groups.Results: Compared with respondents reporting only recreational motivations of cannabis use, those with medical (with and without recreational) motivations were associated with lower SDS scores (B: -0.190 and B: -0.459, p < 0.001 respectively).Daily use was associated with significantly higher SDS scores across all cannabis motivation groups, albeit the magnitude of the association was significantly smaller among individuals with medical motivations of use.Conclusion: The extent to which people experience cannabis use problems, and the determinants of these problems may differ depending on whether cannabis use is motivated by recreational or medical purposes. As such, the findings of the current study suggest that public education efforts, harm reduction approaches and policy responses should be tailored depending on whether cannabis is used for recreational or medical purposes.

AB - Background: Little is known about cannabis use problems among individuals who use cannabis for medical purposes and whether rates and determinants of cannabis use problems in medical users differ to those observed among individuals using for recreational reasons. This study examines whether Severity of Dependence Scale (SDS) scores differ across individuals who use self-grown cannabis for the following reasons: “recreational only”, “medical and recreational” and “medical only”.Furthermore, the study tests whether cannabis use frequency, cannabis strain, and type of cannabis influences the strength of the association between purpose of use and cannabis use problems.Methods: Data (n = 5,347) were collected from a subsample of the Global Cannabis Cultivation Research Consortium project, focusing on small-scale cannabis growers in 18 countries. Robust regressions analyzed differences in SDS scores across the threeuse motivation groups.Results: Compared with respondents reporting only recreational motivations of cannabis use, those with medical (with and without recreational) motivations were associated with lower SDS scores (B: -0.190 and B: -0.459, p < 0.001 respectively).Daily use was associated with significantly higher SDS scores across all cannabis motivation groups, albeit the magnitude of the association was significantly smaller among individuals with medical motivations of use.Conclusion: The extent to which people experience cannabis use problems, and the determinants of these problems may differ depending on whether cannabis use is motivated by recreational or medical purposes. As such, the findings of the current study suggest that public education efforts, harm reduction approaches and policy responses should be tailored depending on whether cannabis is used for recreational or medical purposes.

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DO - 10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104263

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JO - International Journal of Drug Policy

JF - International Journal of Drug Policy

SN - 0955-3959

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