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Correlates and Potential Confounds of Cannabis Withdrawal Among High-Risk Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The current study used a sample of high-risk adolescents to examine cannabis withdrawal correlates, including assessments of other drug withdrawal and affective lability that may confound cannabis withdrawal measurement. METHOD:A total of 448 high-risk adolescents, living in the Southwest United States, were recruited from a juvenile detention center for a sexual risk-reduction intervention study (60% male; 67% Hispanic). Assessments were administered every 3 months for a year, resulting in five assessments of drug use and withdrawal (cannabis, alcohol, nicotine). Affective lability was also assessed. RESULTS:Forty-two percent of participants endorsed cannabis withdrawal at baseline. Participants used cannabis, on average, 3.3 days/week at baseline and 0.8-1.1 days/week at follow-ups. Cannabis use and withdrawal were only weakly to moderately correlated (r = .14-.32). Unexpectedly, alcohol withdrawal demonstrated strong correlations with cannabis withdrawal at all assessments (r = .41-.55). Furthermore, affective lability measures were related to cannabis withdrawal (r = .22-.32) but not with cannabis use (r = -.03-.09). CONCLUSIONS:Whereas cannabis withdrawal was only weakly to moderately related to cannabis use, it demonstrated strong associations with alcohol withdrawal across all assessments. In addition, affective lability measures were moderately correlated with cannabis withdrawal but not with cannabis use. Thus, other drug withdrawal and individual differences are essential to consider when assessing cannabis withdrawal.

SUBMITTER: Ellingson JM

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6811723 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Correlates and Potential Confounds of Cannabis Withdrawal Among High-Risk Adolescents.

Ellingson Jarrod M JM Bidwell L Cinnamon LC Hopfer Christian J CJ Hutchison Kent E KE Bryan Angela D AD

Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs 20190901 5

<h4>Objective</h4>The current study used a sample of high-risk adolescents to examine cannabis withdrawal correlates, including assessments of other drug withdrawal and affective lability that may confound cannabis withdrawal measurement.<h4>Method</h4>A total of 448 high-risk adolescents, living in the Southwest United States, were recruited from a juvenile detention center for a sexual risk-reduction intervention study (60% male; 67% Hispanic). Assessments were administered every 3 months for ...[more]

PMID: 31603758

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Project description:Background and aimsResearch from cohorts of individuals with recreational cannabis use indicates that cannabis withdrawal symptoms are reported by more than 40% of those using regularly. Withdrawal symptoms are not well understood in those who use cannabis for medical purposes. Therefore, we prospectively examined the stability of withdrawal symptoms in individuals using cannabis to manage chronic pain.Design, setting, participantsUsing latent class analysis (LCA) we examined baseline cannabis withdrawal to derive symptom profiles. Then, using latent transition analysis (LTA) we examined the longitudinal course of withdrawal symptoms across the time points. Exploratory analyses examined demographic and clinical characteristics predictive of withdrawal class and transitioning to more or fewer withdrawal symptoms over time. A cohort of 527 adults with chronic pain seeking medical cannabis certification or re-certification was recruited between February 2014 and June 2015. Participants were recruited from medical cannabis clinic waiting rooms in Michigan, USA. Participants were predominantly white (82%) and 49% identified as male, with an average age of 45.6 years (standard deviation = 12.8).MeasurementsBaseline, 12-month and 24-month assessments of withdrawal symptoms using the Marijuana Withdrawal Checklist-revised.FindingsA three-class LCA model including a mild (41%), moderate (34%) and severe (25%) symptom class parsimoniously represented withdrawal symptoms experienced by people using medical cannabis. Stability of withdrawal symptoms using a three-class LTA at 12 and 24 months ranged from 0.58 to 0.87, with the most stability in the mild withdrawal class. Younger age predicted greater severity and worsening of withdrawal over time.ConclusionsAdults with chronic pain seeking medical cannabis certification or re-certification appear to experience mild to severe withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms tend to be stable over a 2-year period, but younger age is predictive of worse symptoms and of an escalating withdrawal trajectory.

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Correlates and Potential Confounds of Cannabis Withdrawal Among High-Risk Adolescents.

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Correlates and Potential Confounds of Cannabis Withdrawal Among High-Risk Adolescents.

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