Cannabis Use Characteristics and Reasons for Product Choices Among Patients Accessing Treatment for Substance Use Disorders: A Mixed-Methods Study
Cannabis use characteristics (including motives for choosing products) are complex and nuanced in patients accessing SUD treatment. More work is needed to understand longitudinal relationships between use of different cannabis products and both harms and potential benefits.
Authors
- Leslie Buckley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-7504)
- Christian S. Hendershot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5328-2035)
- Rebecca Haines‐Saah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-3102)
- Justin Matheson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6248-3704)
- Stefan M. Kloiber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6838-4114)
- Matthew E. Sloan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2172-8802)
- Bernard Le Foll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6406-4973)
- Marcos Sanches (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9075-1761)
- Ahmed N. Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0115-1858)
- Harseerat Saini
- Adam Zaweel
- James MacKillop
- Amy Porathl
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- Mental Health Research Institute (AU)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- King Abdulaziz University (SA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Scarborough Health Network (CA)
- Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cannabis
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2025/000309
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Pfizer
- International OCD Foundation
- Max Bell Foundation
- Indivior
- GW Pharmaceuticals
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
- Mental Health Commission
- University of Toronto
- National Institutes of Health
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research