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A preliminary examination of anxiety and pain in medical cannabis vaporization
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Smith, Jacqueline Elizabeth. A preliminary examination of anxiety and pain in medical cannabis vaporization. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-9661-4y23

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TitleA preliminary examination of anxiety and pain in medical cannabis vaporization
NameSmith, Jacqueline Elizabeth (author); Farris, Samantha (chair); Aston, Eliizabeth (member); Kleiman, Evan (member); Steinberg, Marc (member); Rutgers University; School of Graduate Studies
Date Created2022
Other Date2022-05 (degree)
SubjectPsychology, Anxiety, Cannabis, Pain, Vaporization
Extent47 pages : illustrations
DescriptionCannabis vaporization “vaping” is becoming an increasingly common method of cannabis administration among both medical and recreational users alike. Research on cannabis vaporization has been limited despite the popularity of medical cannabis use, the documented relationship between cannabis, pain, and anxiety, and the increase in vaporization specifically. Thus, this study aimed to characterize cannabis vaping behaviors as well as describe pain and anxiety as both antecedents to and consequences of cannabis vaporization. This study used Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) data collected through a cellphone-based application and topographical data through a smart vaporizer device from individuals who use medical cannabis (N=9) recruited from a dispensary in Rhode Island. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize vaping behaviors. A multilevel modeling approach was used for all analyses of pain and anxiety both before and after vaping. Pre-vaporization anxiety predicted heightened post-vaporization anxiety at the within-person level. Similarly, pre-vaporization pain also predicted heightened post-vaporization pain at the within-person level. There was an average of 1.79 vaping sessions per day, and participants took approximately nine puffs on average (SD=8.23) per vaping session. Importantly, this is the first study to document session frequency and number of puffs per session among individuals who vape cannabis oil. These findings establish the feasibility of collecting objective and momentary data to better understand use behaviors and ultimately evaluate the efficacy of these use behaviors.
NoteM.S.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-9661-4y23
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSchool of Graduate Studies Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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