May 6, 2024

The Drexel Medical Cannabis Research Center's Speaker Series event in May was a panel discussion on the existing research on cannabis tolerance breaks, how cannabis patients and consumers can leverage existing interventions, and future directions of research into tolerance breaks. 

A tolerance break is a period of time in which a person abstains from cannabis.

Panelists included Emily Ansell, PhD, Tom Fontana, LCMHC, LADC, and Ben Cocchiaro, MD.

Watch the event:

References

Ansell, E. B., Bedillion, M. F., Farris, S. R., Gilbert, J. M., Koch, M. M., & Thureen, S. E. (2023). Cannabis use breaks in young adults: The highs and lows of tolerance breaks. Drug and alcohol dependence, 249, 109951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109951

Fontana, T. J. K., Schulz, J. A., Budney, A. J., & Villanti, A. C. (2023). Feasibility and utility of a structured guide for cannabis tolerance breaks in young adults. Journal of American college health: J of ACH, 1–5. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2155061

Sagar, K. A., Dahlgren, M. K., Smith, R. T., Lambros, A. M., & Gruber, S. A. (2021). Assessing Cannabis Use Disorder in Medical Cannabis Patients: Interim Analyses from an Observational, Longitudinal Study. Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.), 4(2), 47–59. https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2021.02.004