cannabis-use disorder

Example Sentences

• "Our evidence indicates that cannabis use does not appear to have an effect on motivation for recreational users. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that greater use, as seen in some people with cannabis-use disorder, has an effect."
• "Currently, there is no FDA-approved medication on the market to treat cannabis-use disorder. […] Researchers enlisted 29 adult men and women diagnosed with cannabis-use disorder, who smoke, on average, around 3 grams of weed six days a week."
• "This week, an analysis from Truveta spotlighted how the rates of cannabis-use disorder diagnoses were more than 50% higher in November than compared to the same time in 2019. There was also a nearly 50% increase in the number of cannabis-related emergency room visits."
• "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that roughly three in 10 marijuana users qualify as having a “cannabis-use disorder,” known as CUD; the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual defines CUD in part as “an inability to stop using marijuana even though it’s causing health and social problems.” Federal survey data indicate that 19 million Americans suffered from cannabis-use disorder in 2023."
• "A 2024 meta-analysis published last year in Jama found that adults with cannabis-use disorder – defined by criteria including an inability to stop or cut down – were 3.5-5 times more likely to develop head and neck cancer."
• "“Similar to how methadone is used to treat opioid-use disorder, cannabis medicines may form part of an effective treatment for those with a cannabis-use disorder,” [Jack] Wilson said."