Understanding and Treating Cannabis Use Disorder

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Topics

1. Current research on marijuana use and addiction
2. Assessing marijuana use disorder in the context of changing legal status
3. Addressing common rationalizations and beliefs about marijuana use
4. Evidence-based treatment approaches for marijuana use disorder

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to describe recent epidemiological changes in marijuana use disorders.
• Participants will be able to name at least two criteria that differentiate recreational marijuana use and problematic use.
• Participants will be able to describe the withdrawal syndrome associated with marijuana dependence and how it can be managed for clients seeking to achieve abstinence.