Gender differences in cannabis use disorder treatment: Change readiness and taking steps predict worse cannabis outcomes for women

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 197-202

  Sherman, Brian J ^a   Baker, Nathaniel L ^a   McRae Clark, Aimee L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Gender; Motivation; Sex differences; Taking steps; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; CREATININE; SEROTONIN AGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS USE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BUSPIRONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MOTIVATION; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR AGONISTS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964813602     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.04.014     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Amaro H., Reed E., Rowe E., Picci J., Mantella P., Prado G. Brief screening and intervention for alcohol and drug use in a college student health clinic: Feasibility, implementation, and outcomes. Journal of American College Health 2010, 58(4):357-364. 10.1080/07448480903501764.
2. Campbell W.G. Evaluation of a residential program using the Addiction Severity Index and stages of change. Journal of Addictive Diseases 1997, 16(2):27-39. 10.1300/J069v16n02_03.
3. Capone C., Wood M.D. Thinking about drinking: Need for cognition and readiness to change moderate the effects of brief alcohol interventions. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 2009, 23(4):684-688. 10.1037/a0016235.
4. Carpenter K.M., McDowell D., Brooks D.J., Cheng W., Levin F.R. A preliminary trial: Double-blind comparison of nefazodone, buproprion-SR and placebo in the treatment of cannabis dependence. The American Journal on Addictions 2009, 18(1):53-64. 10.1080/10550490802408936.
5. Chauchard E., Levin K.H., Copersino M.L., Heishman S.J., Gorelick D.A. Motivations to quit cannabis use in an adult non-treatment sample: Are they related to relapse?. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 38(9):2422-2427. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.04.002.
6. Cooper Z.D., Haney M. Investigation of sex-dependent effects of cannabis in daily cannabis smokers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2014, 136:85-91. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.12.013.
7. Copersino M.L., Boyd S.J., Tashkin D.P., Huestis M.A., Heishman S.J., Dermand J.C., Gorelick D.A. Sociodemographic characteristics of cannabis smokers and the experience of cannabis withdrawal. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2010, 36(6):311-319. 10.3109/00952990.2010.503825.
8. Deci E., Ryan R.M. Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior 1985, Springer, New York.
9. DeVito E.E., Babuscio T.A., Nich C., Ball S.A., Carroll K.M. Gender differences in clinical outcomes for cocaine dependence: Randomized clinical trials of behavioral therapy and disulfiram. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2014, 145:156-167. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.10.007.
10. DiClemente C.C., Schlundt D., Gemmell L. Readiness and stages of change in addiction treatment. The American Journal on Addictions 2004, 13(2):103-119. 10.1080/10550490490435777.
11. Fattore L., Spano M.S., Altea S., Angius F., Fadda P., Fratta W. Cannabinoid self-administration in rats: Sex differences and the influence of ovarian function. British Journal of Pharmacology 2007, 152(5):795-804. 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707465.
12. Fattore L., Fadda P., Fratta W. Sex differences in the self-administration of cannabinoids and other drugs of abuse. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2009, 34(Suppl. 1):S227-S236. 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.08.008.
13. Forcehimes A.A., Tonigan J.S. Self-efficacy as a factor in abstinence from alcohol/other drug abuse: A meta-analysis. Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 2008, 26(4):480-489. 10.1080/07347320802347145.
14. Greenfield S.F., Grella C.E. What is 'women-focused' treatment for substance use disorders?. Psychiatric Services 2009, 60(7):880-882. 10.1176/appi.ps.60.7.880.
15. Greenfield S., Hufford M., Vagge L., Muenz L., Costello M., Weiss R. The relationship of self-efficacy expectancies to relapse among alcohol dependent men and women: A prospective study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2000, 61:345-351.
16. Greenfield S.F., Brooks A.J., Gordon S.M., Green C.A., Kropp F., McHugh R.K., Miele G.M. Substance abuse treatment entry, retention, and outcome in women: A review of the literature. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2007, 86(1):1-21. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.05.012.
17. Greenfield S.F., Trucco E.M., McHugh R.K., Lincoln M., Gallop R.J. The women's recovery group study: A stage I trial of women-focused group therapy for substance use disorders versus mixed-gender group drug counseling. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2007, 90(1):39-47. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.02.009.
18. Greenfield S.F., Back S.E., Lawson K., Brady K.T. Substance abuse in women. Psychiatric Clinics of North America 2010, 33:339-355.
19. Greenfield S.F., Sugarman D.E., Freid C.M., Bailey G.L., Crisafulli M.A., Kaufman J.S., Fitzmaurice G.M. Group therapy for women with substance use disorders: Results from the Women's recovery group study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2014, 142:245-253. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.06.035.
20. Harte-Hargrove L.C., Dow-Edwards D.L. Withdrawal from THC during adolescence: Sex differences in locomotor activity and anxiety. Behavioural Brain Research 2012, 231(1):48-59. 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.02.048.
21. Hernandez-Avila C.A., Rounsaville B.J., Kranzler H.R. Opioid-, cannabis- and alcohol-dependent women show more rapid progression to substance abuse treatment. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2004, 74(3):265-272. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2004.02.001.
22. Hser Y.-I., Huang D., Teruya C., Anglin M.D. Gender comparisons of drug abuse treatment outcomes and predictors. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2003, 72(3):255-264. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2003.07.005.
23. Huestis M.A., Cohen E.J. Differentiating new marijuana use from residual drug excretion in occasional marijuana users. Journal of Analytical Toxicology 1998, 22(6):445-454.
24. Kadden R.M., Litt M.D. The role of self-efficacy in the treatment of substance use disorders. Addictive Behaviors 2011, 36(12):1120-1126. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.07.032.
25. Khan S.S., Secades-Villa R., Okuda M., Wang S., Pérez-Fuentes G., Kerridge B.T., Blanco C. Gender differences in cannabis use disorders: Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey of alcohol and related conditions. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2013, 130(1-3):101-108. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.10.015.
26. Kong F., Zhen Z., Li J., Huang L., Wang X., Song Y., Liu J. Sex-related neuroanatomical basis of emotion regulation ability. PloS One 2014, 9(5). 10.1371/journal.pone.0097071.
27. Levin F.R., Mariani J.J., Brooks D.J., Pavlicova M., Cheng W., Nunes E.V. Dronabinol for the treatment of cannabis dependence: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2011, 116(1-3):142-150. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.12.010.
28. Litt M.D., Kadden R.M. Willpower versus "skillpower": Examining how self-efficacy works in treatment for marijuana dependence. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 2015, 29(3):532-540. (Sep). 10.1037/adb0000085.
29. Litt M.D., Kadden R.M., Petry N.M. Behavioral treatment for marijuana dependence: Randomized trial of contingency management and self-efficacy enhancement. Addictive Behaviors 2013, 38(3):1764-1775. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.08.011.
30. Litt M.D., Kadden R.M., Tennen H. Network support treatment for alcohol dependence: Gender differences in treatment mechanisms and outcomes. Addictive Behaviors 2015, 45:87-92. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.01.005.
31. Long C.G., Hollin C.R. Assessing comorbid substance use in detained psychiatric patients: Issues and instruments for evaluating treatment outcome. Substance Use and Misuse 2009, 44(11):1602-1641. 10.1080/10826080802486434.
32. McRae-Clark A.L., Baker N.L., Gray K.M., Killeen T.K., Wagner A.M., Brady K.T., Norton J. Buspirone treatment of cannabis dependence: A randomized, controlled trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2015.
33. Miller W.R., Rollnick S. Motivational interviewing: Helping people change 2013, Guilford Press, New York, NY, US. 3rd ed.
34. Miller W.R., Tonigan J.S. Assessing drinkers' motivation for change: The stages of change readiness and treatment eagerness scale (SOCRATES). Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 1996, 10(2):81-89. 10.1037/0893-164X.10.2.81.
35. Norcross J.C., Krebs P.M., Prochaska J.O. Stages of change. Journal of Clinical Psychology 2011, 67(2):143-154. (PubMed PMID: 21157930). 10.1002/jclp.20758.
36. Pan W. Akaike's information criterion in generalized estimating equations. Biometrics 2001, 57(1):120-125.
37. Prochaska J.O., DiClemente C.C. The transtheoretical approach: Crossing the traditional boundaries of therapy 1984, Krieger, Malabar, FL.
38. Prochaska J.O., DiClemente C.C. Stages of change in the modification of problem behavior. Progress in behavior modification 1992, Vol. 28. Academic Press, New York. M. Hersen, R. Eisler, P.M. Miller (Eds.).
39. Ryan R.M., Deci E.L. Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being. American Psychologist 2000, 55(1):68-78. 10.1037/0003-066X.55.1.68.
40. Schafer J., Brown S.A. Marijuana and cocaine effect expectancies and drug use patterns. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1991, 59(4):558-565. 10.1037/0022-006X.59.4.558.
41. Serafini K., Shipley L., Stewart D.G. Motivation and substance use outcomes among adolescents in a school-based intervention. Addictive Behaviors 2016, 53:74-79. 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.10.004.
42. Simons J.S., Clarke C.J., Simons R.M., Spelman P.J. Marijuana consequences in a motivational context: Goal congruence reduces likelihood of taking steps towards change. Addictive Behaviors 2016, 52:83-90.
43. Simpson D.D., Joe G.W., Rowan-Szal G., Greener J. Client engagement and change during drug abuse treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse 1995, 7(1):117-134. 10.1016/0899-3289(95)90309-7.
44. Slavet J.D., Stein L.A.R., Colby S.M., Barnett N.P., Monti P.M., Golembeske C., Lebeau-Craven R. The marijuana ladder: Measuring motivation to change marijuana use in incarcerated adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2006, 83(1):42-48. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2005.10.007.
45. Sobell L., Sobell M. Timeline follow-back. Measuring alcohol consumption 1992, 41-72. Humana Press. R. Litten, J. Allen (Eds.).
46. Steinberg K.L., Roffman R.A., Carroll K.M., et al. Brief counseling for marijuana dependence: A manual for treating adults. (Vol HHS publication no. (SMA) 12-4211) 2005, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Rockville.
47. Stephens R.S., Wertz J.S., Roffman R.A. Predictors of marijuana treatment outcomes: The role of self-efficacy. Journal of Substance Abuse 1993, 5(4):341-354. 10.1016/0899-3289(93)90003-T.
48. Stephens R.S., Roffman R.A., Simpson E.E. Treating adult marijuana dependence: A test of the relapse prevention model. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1994, 62(1):92-99. 10.1037/0022-006X.62.1.92.
49. Stephens R.S., Wertz J.S., Roffman R.A. Self-efficacy and marijuana cessation: A construct validity analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology 1995, 63(6):1022-1031. 10.1037/0022-006X.63.6.1022.
50. Turner N.E., Annis H.M., Sklar S.M. Measurement of antecedents to drug and alcohol use: Psychometric properties of the inventory of drug-taking situations (IDTS). Behaviour Research and Therapy 1997, 35(5):465-483. 10.1016/S0005-7967(96)00119-2.
51. Wagner F.A., Anthony J.C. Male-female differences in the risk of progression from first use to dependence upon cannabis, cocaine, and alcohol. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2007, 86(2-3):191-198. 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.06.003.
52. Weinstein A.M., Miller H., Bluvstein I., Rapoport E., Schreiber S., Bar-Hamburger R., Bloch M. Treatment of cannabis dependence using escitalopram in combination with cognitive-behavior therapy: A double-blind placebo controlled study. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 2014, 40(1):16-22. 10.3109/00952990.2013.819362.
53. Wetherill R.R., Jagannathan K., Hager N., Childress A.R., Franklin T.R. Sex differences in associations between cannabis craving and neural responses to cannabis cues: Implications for treatment. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology 2015, 23(4):238-246. 10.1037/pha0000036.
54. Zeger S.L., Liang K.-Y. Longitudinal data analysis for discrete and continuous outcomes. Biometrics 1986, 42(1):121-130. 10.2307/2531248.
55. Zemore S.E. The effect of social desirability on reported motivation, substance use severity, and treatment attendance. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 2012, 42(4):400-412. 10.1016/j.jsat.2011.09.013.