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  • Neuroscience
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Cannabis use is increasing in the U.S. with legalization.
  • Many users persist despite negative consequences, indicating barriers to change.
  • Stress and anxiety often drive substance use as a coping mechanism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the link between stress reactivity and changes in motivation to alter cannabis consumption.
  • To examine how physiological and subjective responses to stress influence motivation over three months.

Main Methods:

  • 102 regular cannabis users provided baseline data on motivation and stress reactivity (physiological and subjective).
  • Motivation to change cannabis use was reassessed after three months in a subsample of 68 participants.
  • Stress reactivity was measured via skin conductance, heart rate, heart rate variability, and salivary cortisol.

Main Results:

  • Higher skin conductance response and heart rate reactivity to laboratory stress predicted a greater decrease in motivation to change cannabis use.
  • Heart rate variability, salivary cortisol, and subjective stress reactivity did not predict changes in motivation.
  • These findings highlight the role of sympathetic nervous system activation in cannabis use behavior.

Conclusions:

  • Elevated sympathetic stress reactivity appears to be a significant barrier to reducing cannabis use.
  • Understanding stress responses is crucial for developing effective interventions for cannabis use disorder.
  • Targeting stress management techniques may facilitate behavior change in cannabis users.