Using prospective mixed methods to investigate the effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic on cannabis demand

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2025

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, it is vital to understand how major global stressors influence substance use, including cannabis-related outcomes. The Marijuana Purchase Task assesses hypothetical cannabis demand (i.e., relative reinforcing value) and can detect contextual alterations. This study paired prospective assessment with qualitative inquiry explore impacted use behavior. Individuals previously enrolled in a laboratory administration opted remote follow-up survey (n = 41, 46% female). Participants were categorized as those who did or not increase based on self-reported changes flower provided explanations regarding pandemic-related influences General linear models repeated measures examined mean differences by occasion before/during COVID-19), group did/did use), their interaction. Those increased exhibited significantly higher during pandemic; similar across time revealing Group × Time Thematic analysis contextualized quantitative findings, explaining external that affect (e.g., cost, access, environment). differentially demand, prepandemic affecting trajectories. Contextual availability, free time, income) facilitate escalation of under conditions extreme stress.

Язык: Английский

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Assessing the frequency, quantity, and heavy use patterns of marijuana flower among adults with HIV in Florida

medRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Март 15, 2025

Measuring the quantity of marijuana flower use is challenging and there no standardized method measurement, yet it critical for cannabis researchers investigating its effects on health outcomes. We sought to identify frequency used per day, average size a joint, blunt or bowl, amount consumed hit. also examine distribution heavy daily in terms grams day. As part Marijuana Associated Planning Long-term Effects (MAPLE) longitudinal cohort study, an underrepresented, population persons with HIV (PWH), who were users (n = 253) (60.1% Age ≥50, 54.4% Male, 66.4% Black) completed retrospective, calendar-based timeline follow-back (TLFB) measure. Participants reported their grams, number hits dose, methods consumption during 30 days prior each study visit. Of 253 participants, 208 (82%) exclusively 52% daily, median 0.8 grams/day. The most common blunts (33%, 1.0 grams), joints (32%, 0.5 bowls (12%, 0.3 grams). hit was 0.063 grams. proportion had at least one day month, every month 30% 6% when defined as 3 grams/day, 43% 13% 2 59% 23% 1 gram/day. Our results this underrepresented PWH are similar others defining hit, joint healthy, young white, male populations. However, bowl smaller than commonly reported. Over half sample greater gram/day previous almost quarter gram month.

Язык: Английский

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Typical Hits, Grams, or Joints: Evaluating Cannabis Survey Measurement Strategies for Quantifying Consumption

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 9(2), С. 646 - 658

Опубликована: Дек. 28, 2022

Standardized survey measures that capture diverse cannabis consumption patterns are needed to inform public health and policy. Our team is developing a flexible, personalized, low-burden item inventory measure use estimate milligrams of THC (mgTHC) in large samples. This study aimed identify measurement gaps analysis implications associated with an initial pool candidate items assessed flower concentrate products (smoked and/or vaporized).

Язык: Английский

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Exploring survey methods for measuring consumption quantities of cannabis flower and concentrate products

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 49(6), С. 733 - 745

Опубликована: Сен. 29, 2023

ABSTRACTBackground: Researchers need accurate measurements of cannabis consumption quantities to assess risks and benefits. Survey methods for measuring flower concentrate remain underdeveloped.Objective: We examined "grams" "hits" units quantities, calculating milligrams THC (mgTHC).Methods: Online survey participants (n = 2,381) reported preferred unit (hits or grams), past-week hits grams each product, product %THC. Quantile regression compared mgTHC between unit-preference subgroups. Hits-based calculations assumed a universal grams-per-hit ratio (GPHR). To examine individualized GPHRs, we tested "two-item approach," which divided total by hits, "one-item 0.5 responses the question: "How many would it take you finish 1/2 g your [product] [administration method]?"Results: Participants were primarily daily consumers (77%), 50% female sex, mean age 39.0 (SD 16.4), 85% White, 49% employed full-time. Compared those who unit, consuming more grams, higher %THC products, consequently, larger median (flower-hits mgTHC: 32 vs. 91 (95%CI: 52–67); flower-grams 27 113 73–95); concentrate-hits 29 59 15–43); concentrate-grams 61 129 43–94)). "Two-item" "one-item" approach GPHRs similar frequently smaller than GPHR.Conclusion: Allowing respondents choose when reporting does not compromise estimates. A low-burden, one-item yields "hit sizes" that may improve estimates.KEYWORDS: CannabismeasurementquantitysurveyTHC AcknowledgmentsWe like thank David Hammond, Ryan Vandrey, Tory Spindle, Marcel Bonn-Miller, Carrie Cuttler, LaTrice Montgomery, Adam Leventhal, this study.Disclosure statementDrs. Alan Budney Jacob Borodovsky report funding from NIDA as potential conflict interest. Dr. is member Scientific Review Board Canopy Growth consultant Jazz Pharmaceuticals. All other authors manuscript have no conflicts interest report.Additional informationFundingNational Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) [R01-DA050032], [T32-DA037202], [P30-DA037202], [R21-DA057535]. The sources involved in study design; collection, analysis, interpretation data; writing report; decision submit article publication.

Язык: Английский

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Getting high to cope with COVID-19: Modelling the associations between cannabis demand, coping motives, and cannabis use and problems

Addictive Behaviors, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 124, С. 107092 - 107092

Опубликована: Авг. 21, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Cannabis Use Disorder: A Behavioral Economic Perspective

Current Addiction Reports, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 9(1), С. 1 - 13

Опубликована: Янв. 7, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Validation of an E-cigarette Purchase Task in Advanced Generation Device Users

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 22(10), С. 1851 - 1859

Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2020

Behavioral economic purchase tasks are used to estimate the reinforcing value of drugs by asking participants how much they would across a range increasing prices. We sought validate such task for e-cigarettes in experienced users advanced generation, tank-style devices. Dual cigarettes and (N = 54) exclusive e-cigarette 59) attended one session during which completed assessments including two versions E-cigarette Purchase Task: that asked many puffs their 24 hours at varying prices mLs e-liquid purchase. correlated outcomes with other measures use. also compared dual users. Indices derived from mLs-based were more likely be self-reported use rates, dependence, cotinine levels than puffs-based task. Exclusive showed greater demand on only version when using an F-test comparison method, while multivariate analysis variance (MANOVA) results Results indicate had validity terms clinical indices. may still trajectory fully switching e-cigarettes; thus, as measure intuitive, this is shared e-cigarettes. For users, unit most relevant better capture product. have been widely understand nicotine developed generation found better-reflected patterns relative version, suggests struggle place monetary consumption (ie, puffs). Validated reinforcement will important researchers regulators determine features these products contribute efficacy.

Язык: Английский

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Behavioral economic interactions between cannabis and alcohol purchasing: Associations with disordered use.

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 30(2), С. 159 - 171

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2020

As cannabis policy changes, there is an urgent need to understand interactions between and alcohol couse. An online sample of 711 adult past-month users completed both single-item hypothetical purchasing tasks for cross-commodity assessing adjusting-price with concurrently available, fixed-price alcohol, vice versa. Participants provided information about use patterns, the Alcohol Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Tests (AUDIT CUDIT, respectively). Group data showed that served as complements (as price commodity increased, consumption commodities decreased). However, individual substantial variability nontrivial proportions showing patterns complementarity, substitution, independence. More negative slopes (greater complementarity) were associated greater self-reported drug CUDIT AUDIT scores. The relation cross-price slope CUDIT/AUDIT score indicates individuals who treat more are likely experience disordered use. Based on these data, when available at low prices, may be used high levels, whereas limiting one (e.g., through increased price) reduce other. These show importance examining participant analyses behavioral economic suggest manipulation cost taxes) or cosale restrictions potential public health regulatory mechanisms reducing couse behaviors. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Язык: Английский

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The effect of next day responsibilities and an adaptive purchase task on cannabis demand

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 227, С. 108919 - 108919

Опубликована: Июль 28, 2021

Язык: Английский

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Concurrent validity of the marijuana purchase task: a meta‐analysis of trait‐level cannabis demand and cannabis involvement

Addiction, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 118(4), С. 620 - 633

Опубликована: Окт. 28, 2022

Abstract Background and aims The Marijuana Purchase Task (MPT) is increasingly used to measure cannabis reinforcing value has potential use for etiological regulatory research. This meta‐analysis sought evaluate the first time MPT's concurrent validity in relation involvement. Methods Electronic databases pre‐print repositories were searched MPT studies that examined cross‐sectional relationship between frequency quantity of use, problems, dependence, five indicators: intensity (i.e. unrestricted consumption), O max maximum P price at which demand becomes elastic), breakpoint consumption ceases), elasticity sensitivity rising costs). Random effects meta‐analyses effect sizes conducted, with Q tests examining differences by variables, meta‐regression test quantitative moderators, publication bias assessment. Moderators included sex, number prices, variable transformations, year publication. Populations community clinical samples. Results searches yielded 14 ( n = 4077, median % females: 44.8%: weighted average age 29.08 [SD 6.82]), published 2015 2022. Intensity, , showed most robust (| r 's| 0.147–325, p s < 0.014) largest significant | 0.325) dependence 0.320, 0.305, 0.303). Higher proportion males was associated increased estimates elasticity‐quantity ‐problems. prices significantly altered magnitude suggesting biased estimations if excessively low are considered. Methodological quality generally good, minimal evidence observed. Conclusions marijuana purchase task presents adequate demand, robustly intensity, elasticity. Moderating sex suggest potentially meaningful cannabis.

Язык: Английский

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