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January 21, 2026Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs0 citations

Affect, Motives for Cannabis Use, Duration of Intoxication, and Cannabis Consequences: Cannabis Use Problem Severity as a Potential Moderator

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CDChristina DyarJCJulia CurtisEGElise Green

Key Points

  • The research aims to explore how cannabis use problem severity moderates the relationship between affect, motives for use, and consequences of cannabis consumption.
  • Analyzed existing data on cannabis use
  • Investigated the roles of affect and motives
  • Evaluated the duration of intoxication
  • Compared findings to the multistage model
  • Examined the interaction between severity of use problems and reinforcement
  • Positive reinforcement continues to drive use in individuals with severe cannabis use problems
  • Findings show inconsistencies with the multistage model regarding cannabis motivations
  • Results indicate that affect plays a significant role in usage patterns across severity levels

Abstract

Some findings were consistent with what would be expected based on the multistage model. However, results also suggest that positive reinforcement may continue to drive cannabis use among those with more severe CU problems which is not consistent with what would be expected based on the multistage model.

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Dyar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69706c87b6488063ad5c18cdhttps://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.25-00314
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