Characterization of Endocannabinoid and Endogenous Opioid Levels in Adolescents With Cannabis Use Disorder

Description

This project seeks to learn more about the effects of cannabis use on the endocannabinoid system and endogenous opioid systems in adolescents to address a fundamental gap in knowledge and identify biomarkers that may help distinguish youth who relapse from youth who remain sober.

Conditions

Cannabis Use

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Study overview

This project seeks to learn more about the effects of cannabis use on the endocannabinoid system and endogenous opioid systems in adolescents to address a fundamental gap in knowledge and identify biomarkers that may help distinguish youth who relapse from youth who remain sober.

Characterization of Endocannabinoid and Endogenous Opioid Levels in Adolescents

Characterization of Endocannabinoid and Endogenous Opioid Levels in Adolescents With Cannabis Use Disorder

Condition
Cannabis Use
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Aurora

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. 14 to 25 years of age.
  • 2. Use cannabis at least twice a week for the past month.
  • 1. Refusal of valid written consent,
  • 2. Current psychosis,
  • 3. Obvious intoxication,
  • 4. Current risk of suicide,
  • 5. Violence sufficiently great to interfere with evaluation or to endanger evaluators,
  • 6. Obvious intellectual deficiency as noted during the informed consent process, or inability of patient or family to comply with the study protocol.
  • 7. Use of other illicit drugs in the past 90 days by self-report or detected by urine drug test.
  • 8. Use of opioid medications for medical or recreational purposes currently or within the past 90 days.
  • 9. Does not have access to an Internet connected devise or cannot use Zoom.

Ages Eligible for Study

14 Years to 25 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Colorado, Denver,

Study Record Dates

2024-12