Comparison of outcome expectancies for synthetic cannabinoids and botanical marijuana

Autor: Kirstin J. Lauritsen, Harold Rosenberg
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 42:377-384
ISSN: 1097-9891
0095-2990
Popis: Background: Although initially developed for medical purposes, synthetic cannabinoids have also been consumed for recreational purposes. Objective: To evaluate whether agreement with positive and negative outcome expectancies differed for synthetic cannabinoids versus botanical marijuana, and assess reported reasons for using synthetic cannabinoids. Method: Using a web-based recruitment and data collection procedure, 186 adults who had used both synthetic cannabinoids and botanical marijuana and 181 adults who had used botanical marijuana but not synthetic cannabinoids, completed measures of outcome expectancies and other relevant questionnaires. Results: A significant interaction revealed that participants who had used both synthetic cannabinoids and botanical marijuana indicated lower agreement with positive expectancies for synthetic cannabinoids, and higher agreement with positive expectancies for botanical marijuana, than did those participants who used only botanical marijuana. There was no ...
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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