Neutralization and glorification: Cannabis culture-related beliefs predict cannabis use initiation

Holm, Søren; Tolstrup, Janne S; Thylstrup, Birgitte; Hesse, Morten

doi:10.3109/09687637.2015.1087967

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“…Nuanced dialogue regarding cannabis supports critical inquiry; others underscore the importance of encouraging young people to come to their own conclusions regarding information presented in substance prevention programmes (Lennox & Cecchini, 2008). Fostering critical thinking belongs in prevention programmes (Higgins, Begoray, & MacDonald, 2009), including adult-facilitated assessment of young people's positive beliefs regarding cannabis (Holm, Tolstrup, Thylstrup, & Hesse, 2015). In our study, participants challenged students' misunderstandings regarding the substance; inclusive classroom discussion is particularly important given that many young people have pre-existing knowledge regarding cannabis.…”

Section: Role Of School Environments In Preventionmentioning

confidence: 79%

From didactic to dialogue: Assessing the use of an innovative classroom resource to support decision-making about cannabis use

Moffat

Haines‐Saah

Johnson

2016

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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Aims: In most countries, cannabis use rates are highest among young people. Efforts invested in cannabis prevention programmes have had limited success. In part, this may be attributed to a dearth of meaningful discussion in classroom settings on the topic and scarcity of credible resources. Although young people want opportunities to engage in dialogue focussed on cannabis, educators often feel unprepared to facilitate such discussions. Methods: In this knowledge translation study based on recent ethnographic findings, a film was created to explore decision-making and cannabis use among young people. Accompanying curricular materials were developed to support adult facilitators in leading group discussions. Findings: The film-based resource was used in 55 sites across Canada by 48 facilitators (school staff, public health professionals and youth workers); the film was viewed by more than 2500 students. Qualitative content analysis of facilitator evaluations along with telephone interviews revealed the impact of using the innovation. Facilitators adapted the resource in a variety of classes where in-depth discussions occurred, generating critical self-reflection. Conclusions: The diffusion of this drug education innovation underscores the importance of youth engagement in prevention programmes. Prevention approaches that accommodate inclusive and balanced discussion about cannabis use can support young people in their decision-making.

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Section: Role Of School Environments In Preventionmentioning

confidence: 79%

From didactic to dialogue: Assessing the use of an innovative classroom resource to support decision-making about cannabis use

Moffat

Haines‐Saah

Johnson

2016

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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“…Cannabis-user identities emerge in part through repeated exposure to and reinforcement from the unique collection of cannabis-specific norms, values, attitudes, rituals, stories, and symbols that comprise the broader cannabis culture (Sandberg, 2013). Unsurprisingly, individuals who adopt or embrace cannabis-based identities and cannabis culture are more likely to be high-frequency consumers, experience consequences related to their use, and have greater difficulty quitting (Holm, Sandberg, Kolind, & Hesse, 2014; Holm, Tolstrup, Thylstrup, & Hesse, 2016; Liebregts et al, 2015; Montes & Napper, 2019).…”

Section: Cannabis Consumption Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Results like these suggest that the public may believe the harm-related information disseminated by a regulatory agency, but they may also believe that regulatory agencies are not as forthcoming about the beneficial, neutral, or harm-reducing qualities of products. Although the data presented in this example are specific to tobacco (not cannabis) and to a federal (not state) agency, there are some cannabis-specific data to suggest that credibility and persuasive messaging can be achieved by acknowledging and accurately stating both the known harms and benefits of cannabis (Crano, Donaldson, Siegel, Alvaro, & O’Brien, 2019; Holm et al, 2016; Moffat, Jenkins, & Johnson, 2013).…”

Section: The Cannabis Regulatory Agencymentioning

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The importance of psychology for shaping legal cannabis regulation.

Borodovsky¹,

Sofis²,

Grucza³

et al. 2021

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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Different patterns of cannabis use can be traced directly back to different interactions between 2 types of variables: pharmacological and environmental. As legal cannabis expands in the U.S. and around the world, state and national regulatory agencies are gaining control over these variables. Specifically, regulatory agencies are increasingly capable of altering (a) the pharmacological properties of cannabis products and (b) the way these products are distributed to the population. Consequently, cannabis regulatory agencies are in a unique position to use evidence from psychological science to alter cannabis consumption patterns in ways that mitigate potential harm to public health. However, most state-level legal cannabis regulatory systems in the U.S. are not yet evidence-based or public health-oriented. This applied review and commentary draws on evidence from the psychological science literature to help regulators better understand the types of behaviors they must address and guide empirically supported regulation of THC-laden cannabis, whether used putatively for medical or recreational reasons. This review is organized into 3 parts that correspond to the 3 primary agents within the cannabis regulation ecosystem: (a) the cannabis consumer, (b) the cannabis industry, and (c) the cannabis regulatory agency. Within this structure, the review addresses critical psychological variables that drive cannabis consumer and industry behaviors and discusses how regulatory agencies can use this information to protect public health.

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“…Mest systematisk ble tesen fremmet i boka Illegal Leisure: The Normalisation of Adolescent Recreational Drug Use (Parker, Aldridge et al, 1998). Seinere har modifiserte versjoner av tesen blitt brukt av canadiske forskere, som har vist at graden av normalisering kan avhenge av sosial kontekst (Asbridge, Valleriani et al, 2016), mens danske forskere viste at rammeverket, og saerlig dimensjonen knyttet til positive holdninger, predikerer cannabisdebut (Holm, Tolstrup et al, 2016).…”

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Mer bruk av cannabis blant Oslo-ungdom: Hvem er i risikosonen?

Pedersen¹,

Bakken²,

Soest³

2019

NOST

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Cannabis ble introdusert i Norge på 1960-tallet, i kjølvannet av ungdomsopprøret som rullet over den vestlige verden. Bruken var stabil på 1970-og 80-tallet, men økte kraftig på 1990-tallet og ble da knyttet til teorien om «normalisering». Det ble hevdet at cannabis var i ferd med å spre seg til helt vanlige ungdomsgrupper. Bruken av cannabis øker nå igjen i Oslo. Har økningen vaert knyttet til en «normalisering» som det ble hevdet skjedde på 1990-tallet? Vi bruker surveystudien Ung i Oslo, som har pågått fra 1996 til 2018. Elever fra grunnskolen og videregående skole har deltatt. Mest inngående blir materialet fra 2015 (N = 21.017) og 2018 (N = 23.261) belyst. Det ble samlet inn data om cannabisbruk, sosiodemografiske kjennetegn, foreldrerelasjoner, skoleresultater, angst og depresjon, ensomhet og atferdsproblemer. Bruken av cannabis var høy på 1990-tallet og stabiliserte seg så på et lavere nivå etter årtusenskiftet. Den økte så markant fra 2015 til 2018. Da var det naermere 40 % av guttene i slutten av videregående skole som hadde brukt stoffet. Brukerne fortsatte likevel å rapportere flere psykososiale problemer enn andre, som dårligere oppfølging av foreldre, svake skoleresultater, atferdsproblemer, angst og depresjon. Slike problemer var mer uttalt blant de yngre enn eldre brukerne. Konklusjonen er at økningen i bruken av cannabis ikke er knyttet til noen klar «normalisering» av brukerne. Saerlig de yngste brukerne har fortsatt mange psykososiale utfordringer. Funnene peker imidlertid mot et paradoks: Bruken er høyest i Oslo vest hvor levekårene er bedre enn øst i byen. Hos de eldste brukerne er det også en positiv sammenheng til høy sosiale klasse og brukerne har flere naere venner enn ikke-brukerne. Vi trenger derfor mer forskning på hvordan tradisjonelle risikofaktorer spiller sammen med sosial klasse, oppvekst-og skolekulturer, nettverk og grad av integrasjon.

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Neutralization and glorification: Cannabis culture-related beliefs predict cannabis use initiation

Cited by 14 publications

References 29 publications

From didactic to dialogue: Assessing the use of an innovative classroom resource to support decision-making about cannabis use

From didactic to dialogue: Assessing the use of an innovative classroom resource to support decision-making about cannabis use

The importance of psychology for shaping legal cannabis regulation.

Mer bruk av cannabis blant Oslo-ungdom: Hvem er i risikosonen?

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