cannabis-use disorder

plural cannabis-use disorders

1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of cannabis use disorder.

   “Similar to how methadone is used to treat opioid-use disorder, cannabis medicines may form part of an effective treatment for those with a cannabis-use disorder,” [Jack] Wilson said.

   2026 March 20, McKenzie Beard, “Weed is actually ‘rarely justified’ to treat anxiety or depression, says major scientific review”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2026

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   Our evidence indicates that cannabis use does not appear to have an effect on motivation for recreational users. However, we cannot rule out the possibility that greater use, as seen in some people with cannabis-use disorder, has an effect.

   2022 September 1, Hannah Devlin, quoting Barbara Sahakian, “Cannabis researchers say it’s high time to drop ‘lazy stoner’ stereotype”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Sep 2022

   Currently, there is no FDA-approved medication on the market to treat cannabis-use disorder. […] Researchers enlisted 29 adult men and women diagnosed with cannabis-use disorder, who smoke, on average, around 3 grams of weed six days a week.

   2023 June 9, Jeanette Settembre, “New drug to treat marijuana addiction proves effective in small trial”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2023

   This week, an analysis from Truveta spotlighted how the rates of cannabis-use disorder diagnoses were more than 50% higher in November than compared to the same time in 2019. There was also a nearly 50% increase in the number of cannabis-related emergency room visits.

   2024 January 16, Fox Business, “Dr. Drew warns of ‘extremely worrisome’ marijuana study findings that link cannabis use with psychotic states”, in New York Post, New York, N.Y.: News Corp, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2024

   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that roughly three in 10 marijuana users qualify as having a “cannabis-use disorder,” known as CUD; the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual defines CUD in part as “an inability to stop using marijuana even though it’s causing health and social problems.” Federal survey data indicate that 19 million Americans suffered from cannabis-use disorder in 2023.

   2024 July 3, Charles Fain Lehman, “The Real Problem With Legal Weed”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2024

   A 2024 meta-analysis published last year in Jama found that adults with cannabis-use disorder – defined by criteria including an inability to stop or cut down – were 3.5-5 times more likely to develop head and neck cancer.

   2025 April 18, Hannah Harris Green, “Medical cannabis shows potential to fight cancer, largest-ever study finds”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2025