Pamela Sabioni

TL;DR: Evidence indicates that a substantial extent of the risk of adverse health outcomes from cannabis use may be reduced by informed behavioral choices among users, and evidence-based Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines serve as a population-level education and intervention tool to inform such user choices toward improved public health outcomes.

TL;DR: Pre-clinical studies provide robust evidence of the opioid-sparing effect of cannabinoids, whereas one of the nine clinical studies identified provided very-low-quality evidence of such an effect.

TL;DR: Evaluated psychosocial interventions for cannabis use disorder delivered to adults in an out-patient or community setting showed moderate-quality evidence that approximately seven out of 10 intervention participants completed treatment as intended, and subgroup analyses found that interventions of more than four sessions delivered over longer than one month produced consistently improved outcomes.

TL;DR: An analysis of the evidence shows that the current best psychosocial intervention to reduce cannabis use is the combination of motivational enhancement therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy, preferably accompanied by a contingency management approach.

TL;DR: Although each community varied in terms of drug use behaviors and available services, an overall need for youth-specific, low-threshold services was identified and can be used to help inform rural and remote communities towards improving treatment and service system performance and provision.