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Quitting Among Non‐Treatment‐Seeking Marijuana Users: Reasons and Changes in Other Substance Use
Author(s) -
Copersino Marc L.,
Boyd Susan J.,
Tashkin Donald P.,
Huestis Marilyn A.,
Heishman Stephen J.,
Dermand John C.,
Simmons Michael S.,
Gorelick David A.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490600754341
Subject(s) - substance use , cannabis , psychology , marijuana smoking , psychiatry , clinical psychology , polysubstance dependence
This study examines the self‐reported reasons for quitting marijuana use, changes in other substance use during the quit attempt, and reasons for the resumption of use in 104 non‐treatment‐seeking adult marijuana smokers. Reasons for quitting were shown to be primarily motivated by concerns about the negative impact of marijuana on health and on self‐and social image. The spontaneous quitting of marijuana use is often associated with an increase in the use of legal substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and sleeping aids, but not with the initiation of new substance use. These findings suggest areas for further research on spontaneous recovery from marijuana use.