RECRUITING

Stress and Resilience

Description

Alcohol and cannabis are the most misused psychoactive substances in the United States. The proposed research examines how personally relevant stressful experiences may lead to alcohol and cannabis use. The proposed research is also designed to identify possible targets for prevention and treatment efforts to help reduce drug use.

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Alcohol and cannabis are the most misused psychoactive substances in the United States. The proposed research examines how personally relevant stressful experiences may lead to alcohol and cannabis use. The proposed research is also designed to identify possible targets for prevention and treatment efforts to help reduce drug use.

Black Adult Resilience Study

Stress and Resilience

Condition
Alcohol Use
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Dallas

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75204

Seattle

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Of Afro-descent
  • * Proficient in English
  • * Alcohol and/or cannabis use at least 2-3 times in the past month
  • * Endorse having used alcohol and/or cannabis to cope
  • * Having participated in similar studies by the research team
  • * Obtain cut-off scores on scale items indicating possible loss of control and needing to cut down or quit alcohol and/or cannabis use
  • * In or seeking treatment for alcohol and/or cannabis use disorder

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Washington,

P. Priscilla Lui, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Washington

Study Record Dates

2027-07