Mental health problems and interest in marijuana treatment among marijuana-using college students
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Background There is growing recognition that marijuana use among college students is associated with marijuana-related problems. Yet little work has examined whether use is associated with mental health problems and whether there is a dose effect such that individuals engaging in more frequent use evince relatively greater psychiatric impairments. Further, little is known about factors related to interest in marijuana treatment among students experiencing marijuana-related problems. Method The current study examined academic and psychiatric functioning as well as interest in marijuana treatment among undergraduates (N=1,689). Approximately 29% acknowledged marijuana use, with 9.8% using weekly or more. Results More frequent marijuana use was related to more academic difficulties. Marijuana use (among both weekly and less frequent users) was related to greater psychiatric impairment. Interest in marijuana treatment was examined among students with 2+ marijuana-related problems (n=251). Of those, 22.7% expressed interest in marijuana treatment. Factors positively related to treatment interest included: marijuana use frequency, use-related problems, friends' marijuana use, age, employment status, and some types of mental health problems. Conclusions Marijuana use among college students is associated with academic, psychiatric, and marijuana-related impairments. However, there is some interest in treatment to manage marijuana use among undergraduates, particularly among those with more frequent and more problematic marijuana use.
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Procrastination appears to be associated with cannabis use.
“Furthermore, procrastination appears to be associated with cannabis use. Buckner et al. (2010) found that over 67% of frequent cannabis users identified as procrastinators, and that over 80% of cannabis users seeking treatment endorse procrastination as a problem.”
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- Authors
- Buckner, J. D., Ecker, A. H., & Cohen, A. S.
- Affiliations
- Louisiana State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Buckner, Julia D.
- Venue
- Addictive Behaviors
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-09
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 826-833
- ISSN
- 0306-4603 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2075434510
- Cited by
- 147
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 7
- FWCI
- 5.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Addictive Behaviors (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Civil War Book Review (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- cannabis use, university students, mental illness, academic difficulties, usage frequency, peer influence, psychiatric disability
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Mental Disorders, Marijuana Abuse, Educational Status, Female, Humans, Louisiana, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Risk Factors, Students, Universities, Young Adult
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