The Association Between Cannabis Use and Perceived Social Support: the Mediating Role of Decreased Social Network

Gliksberg, Or; Livne, Ofir; Lev‐Ran, Shaul; Rehm, Jürgen; Hasson‐Ohayon, Ilanit; Feingold, Daniel L.

doi:10.1007/s11469-021-00549-4

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“…Thus, stimulant users have a high possibility of exacerbation to a substance use disorder than cannabis users. Social support systems affect the degree of substance use, in particular, there is a relationship between poor social support systems and substance misuse [ 21 ]. In this study, we could not observe any effect of the support system on the type of substance used.…”

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Clinical Characteristics, Support System, and Personality Differences of Cannabis and Stimulant Users in South Korea

Jang,

Kim

2023

Psychiatry Investig

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Objective To compare the clinical characteristics, support system, and personality traits of cannabis and stimulant users in South Korea.Methods This study was based on electronic medical records. Among a total of 152 subjects who suspected of drug use and who underwent six types of urine-based drug screening tests at the National Center for Mental Health, 104 people who underwent both an interview with a psychiatrist and a psychological test were selected and classified according to the type of substance used. Psychological and personality characteristics were examined through the National Center for Mental Health psychological test battery for addiction. The differences in characteristics between cannabis (n=60) and stimulant (n=18) users were analyzed by an independent t-test for parametric data and chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test for nonparametric data, and analysis of covariance for psychological tests.Results The average age of cannabis users was lower than that of stimulant users and they were more often single. Substance cravings were higher in stimulant users, who more often had a psychiatric history than cannabis users. Moreover, stimulant users had higher clinical scale scores for depression and anxiety. Among the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-II clinical scale scores, there was a significant difference in social introversion scores between groups.Conclusion We found differences in demographic, psychological, and personality characteristics between cannabis and stimulant users in South Korea. Considering the recent increase in illegal drug use in South Korea, further follow-up and policy research on drug users are needed.

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Clinical Characteristics, Support System, and Personality Differences of Cannabis and Stimulant Users in South Korea

Jang,

Kim

2023

Psychiatry Investig

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“…For example, reallocating time spent with peers who use drugs to those who do not is associated with increased abstinence in 12-step treatment programs (J. F. Kelly et al, 2014). Social isolation early in the recovery process appears to be a significant barrier to treatment success (Anderson et al, 2021), and some people with CUD perceive less social support due to their cannabis use (Gliksberg et al, 2022;Dorard et al, 2013). Taken with the present findings that the valuation of social context appears intact in people who use cannabis, the available evidence supports efforts to incorporate positive, nondrug social interaction into treatments for people seeking to reduce or stop their cannabis use.…”

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The subjective value of social context in people who use cannabis.

Shellenberg,

Strickland,

Bergeria

et al. 2024

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

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Disordered cannabis use is linked to social problems, which could be explained by a subjective devaluation of nondrug social contexts and/or an overvaluation of cannabis-paired options relative to nondrug alternatives. To examine these hypotheses, measures to assess the subjective value of social- and/or cannabis-paired contexts were collected in people who use cannabis (n = 85) and controls (n = 98) using crowdsourcing methods. Measures included a cued concurrent choice task that presented two images (cannabis, social, social cannabis, and neutral images) paired with monetary options, hypothetical purchase tasks that included access to social parties with and without a cannabis “open bar,” and the Social Anhedonia Scale (SAS). Little evidence was found to suggest that the cannabis group undervalued social contexts. People who used cannabis demonstrated a preference for social- versus neutral-cued options, and no preference for cannabis- versus social cannabis-cued options on the choice task. In addition, social party demand and SAS scores did not differ between groups. In contrast, we observed evidence for an overvaluation of cannabis context in people who use cannabis, including preference for social cannabis- versus social-cued options, and more disadvantageous choices for cannabis-cued options on the choice task, as well as more intense and inelastic demand for the social cannabis party compared to the social party. These results suggest that social problems associated with cannabis use could be at least partially explained by an overvaluation of cannabis-paired options, rather than devaluation of nondrug social-paired options, in the value calculations underlying drug use decisions.

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Exploring Social Context and Psychological Distress in Adult Canadians with Cannabis Use Disorder: To What Extent Do Social Isolation and Negative Relationships Predict Mental Health?

Gulliver

Fowler

2021

Psychiatr Q

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The objectives of this study were to explore perceived social support, negative social interactions, and psychological distress in Canadian adults who experience lifetime abuse, or dependence on cannabis (ADC), and to determine whether, and the extent to which variables of interest predict psychological distress. Data were extracted from a cross-sectional, national datafile representing a sample of 1503 individuals who met the criteria for a lifetime prevalence of ADC. Levels of perceived overall social support, and several subtypes were measured using the Social Provisions Scale (SPS), negative social interactions were assessed using the Negative Social Interaction (NSI) scale, and psychological distress was examined using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). It was observed that Canadians with ADC had significantly lower SPS scores (overall, and by subtype) and significantly higher NSI and K10 scores compared with the overall Canadian adult sample. An exploratory stepwise regression revealed that NCI scores were the most significant, positive predictor of psychological distress, which alone accounted for 20 percent of the variance, followed by reassurance of worth, attachment, and social integration which were inversely related to psychological distress. With the recent legalization of cannabis in Canada, the results of this study suggest that abuse may strongly link with negative social consequences that might serve to exacerbate psychological distress. As such, it might be beneficial to clearly understand one’s social context when considering medicinal purposes of cannabis for mental health symptom management. Further, the findings also suggest that patients with cannabis addiction will likely benefit from receiving particular forms of social support. Limitations of this study and future research are considered.

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The Association Between Cannabis Use and Perceived Social Support: the Mediating Role of Decreased Social Network

Cited by 8 publications

References 48 publications

Clinical Characteristics, Support System, and Personality Differences of Cannabis and Stimulant Users in South Korea

Clinical Characteristics, Support System, and Personality Differences of Cannabis and Stimulant Users in South Korea

The subjective value of social context in people who use cannabis.

Exploring Social Context and Psychological Distress in Adult Canadians with Cannabis Use Disorder: To What Extent Do Social Isolation and Negative Relationships Predict Mental Health?

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