Quantitative Criteria to Screen for Cannabis Use Disorder
| Autor: | Laia Miquel, Cristina Casajuana, Joan Colom, Hugo López-Pelayo, María Mercedes Balcells-Oliveró, Antoni Gual |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adult
Male Marijuana Abuse Health (social science) Frequency of use 030508 substance abuse Medicine (miscellaneous) Sensitivity and Specificity Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Reference Values Risk Factors Almost Every Day medicine Cannabis abuse Humans Cutoff 030212 general & internal medicine Cannabis use disorder Receiver operating characteristic biology business.industry Cannabis use medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Substance Abuse Detection Psychiatry and Mental health Female Cannabis 0305 other medical science business Demography |
| Zdroj: | European Addiction Research. 24:109-117 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9891 1022-6877 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000488346 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The Standard Joint Unit (1 SJU = 7 mg of 9-Tetrahydrocannabinol) simplifies the exploration of risky patterns of cannabis use. This study proposes a preliminary quantitative cutoff criterion to screen for cannabis use disorder (CUD). Methodology: Socio-demographical data and information on cannabis quantities, frequency of use, and risk for CUD (measured with the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) of cannabis users recruited in Barcelona (from February 2015 to June 2016) were collected. CAST scores were categorized into low, moderate, and high risk for CUD, based on the SJU consumed and frequency. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis related daily SJU with CUD. Results: Participants (n = 473) were on average 29 years old (SD = 10), men (77.1%), and single (74.6%). With an average of 4 joints per smoking day, 82.5% consumed cannabis almost every day. Risk for CUD (9.40% low, 23.72% moderate, 66.88% high) increased significantly with more frequency and quantities consumed. The ROC analyses suggest 1.2 SJU per day as a cutoff criterion to screen for at least moderate risk for CUD (sensitivity 69.4%, specificity 63.6%). Conclusion: Frequency and quantity should be considered when exploring cannabis risks. A 1 SJU per day is proposed as a preliminary quantitative-based criterion to screen users with at least a moderate risk for CUD. |
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