A pilot survey of current cannabis users willing to reduce or quit found specific treatment preferences that could inform more effective and patient-centered CUD interventions.
Addiction treatment developers, CUD researchers, clinicians offering cannabis cessation support, and cannabis users considering reducing use.
Patient preferencesCannabis users willing to quit expressed specific treatment preferences often not addressed by current options
What the researchers found
Current cannabis users expressed preferences for specific treatment approaches, modalities, and settings, highlighting a gap between what patients want and what is typically offered for cannabis use disorder.
Why it matters
No highly effective CUD treatments exist, and patient preferences have been largely ignored in treatment development. Understanding what users actually want could improve treatment engagement and outcomes.
The numbers in context
Exploratory crowdsourced survey of individuals reporting current cannabis use who expressed willingness to cut down or quit.
How the study worked
Crowdsourced pilot survey of current cannabis users willing to reduce or quit, assessing treatment preferences.
Who was studied
Current cannabis users who reported willingness to cut down or quit their use.
What this study cannot tell us
Crowdsourced sample may not represent all cannabis users; willingness to reduce/quit may not translate to action; pilot survey with potentially limited sample size.
How to read the evidence
Pilot survey provides exploratory preference data; small scale limits generalizability but identifies important themes.
When this study was published
Recent study addressing a gap in patient-centered CUD treatment development.
The bigger picture
Patient-centered treatment design is increasingly recognized as essential for addiction treatment success, and this study applies that principle to the underserved area of CUD treatment development.
Replication
Pilot study; larger and more diverse samples needed to validate preference patterns.
Funding
Not specified
Conflicts of interest
Not specified
Questions still open
- Do users prefer pharmacological or behavioral treatments?
- What settings are most acceptable for CUD treatment?
- How do preferences vary by severity of use?
Read the original research
Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment Preferences: A Pilot Survey in Current Users of Cannabis.
Journal of addiction medicine, 17(2), e87-e93
Citation
Lile, Joshua A; Turner, Brian W; Cox, David H; Bonn-Miller, Marcel O; Katz, Ned R; Shellenberg, Thomas P; Stoops, William W; Strickland, Justin C. (2023). Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment Preferences: A Pilot Survey in Current Users of Cannabis.. Journal of addiction medicine, 17(2), e87-e93. https://doi.org/10.1097/ADM.0000000000001059