Journal article
Getting high to cope with COVID-19: Modelling the associations between cannabis demand, coping motives, and cannabis use and problems
Abstract
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people may use substances like cannabis for enhancement or coping purposes. Behavioral economic demand for a substance is a key determinant of its use and misuse and can be measured via hypothetical purchase tasks. Previous research suggests that motivations to use a substance play a mediational role between elevated substance demand and problems, but comparable mechanistic research has yet to be done in the …
Authors
Vedelago L; Wardell JD; Kempe T; Patel H; Amlung M; MacKillop J; Keough MT
Journal
Addictive Behaviors, Vol. 124, ,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107092
ISSN
0306-4603