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  • 15 - The Nature, Consequences and Treatment of Cannabis Dependence: Implications for Future Research and Policy

  • from Part V - Conclusion
  • Edited by Roger Roffman, University of Washington, Robert S. Stephens, Virginia College of Technology
  • Foreword by G. Alan Marlatt, University of Washington
  • Book:
    Cannabis Dependence
    Published online:
    29 October 2009
    Print publication:
    23 February 2006, pp 343-356

  • Summary

    The phenomenon of cannabis dependence has been a topic of interest and varying levels of concern for well over 100 years. Cannabis's acute effects on attention, reaction time, and motor coordination predict impairment of driving and increased risk for accidents. The frequent coincidence of cannabis and alcohol use, a known contributor to motor vehicle accidents, has made it difficult to directly identify a causal link for cannabis. More recent research has found cannabis to independently increase risk for accidents. The reductions in cannabis use resulting from treatment were often substantial and accompanied by equally large decrements in self-reported problems. Systematic evaluation of treatment for adolescent cannabis users is in its early stages. Education about the risks of cannabis dependence should be part of any policy because it may deter initiation or escalation of use that could lead to dependence.