Authors
Valentina Lorenzetti, Chandni Hindocha, Kat Petrilli, Paul Griffiths, Jamie Brown, Álvaro Castillo‐Carniglia, Jonathan P Caulkins, Amir Englund, Mahmoud A ElSohly, Suzanne H Gage, Teodora Groshkova, Antoni Gual, David Hammond, Will Lawn, Hugo López‐Pelayo, Jakob Manthey, Claire Mokrysz, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula, Margriet van Laar, Ryan Vandrey, Elle Wadsworth, Adam Winstock, Wayne Hall, H Valerie Curran, Tom P Freeman
Publication date
2022/6
Journal
Addiction
Volume
117
Issue
6
Pages
1510-1517
Description
Background
The lack of an agreed international minimum approach to measuring cannabis use hinders the integration of multidisciplinary evidence on the psychosocial, neurocognitive, clinical and public health consequences of cannabis use.
Methods
A group of 25 international expert cannabis researchers convened to discuss a multidisciplinary framework for minimum standards to measure cannabis use globally in diverse settings.
Results
The expert‐based consensus agreed upon a three‐layered hierarchical framework. Each layer—universal measures, detailed self‐report and biological measures—reflected different research priorities and minimum standards, costs and ease of implementation. Additional work is needed to develop valid and precise assessments.
Conclusions
Consistent use of the proposed framework across research, public health, clinical practice and medical settings would facilitate …
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