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Understanding Marijuana$
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Mitch Earleywine

Print publication date: 2003

Print ISBN-13: 9780195138931

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: April 2010

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195138931.001.0001

Treatment for Marijuana Problems

Chapter:
(p. 247 ) 11 Treatment for Marijuana Problems
Source:
Understanding Marijuana
Author(s):

Mitch Earleywine

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195138931.003.0011

This chapter addresses ways to alleviate marijuana problems. Some of the intricacies of treatment research appear first, followed by a review of studies focused specifically on therapy for troubles that stem from smoking too much cannabis. Suggestions for ways to improve therapy follow, including descriptions of three promising treatments for substance abuse. These treatments include cognitive-behavioral therapy, twelve-step facilitation, and motivational interviewing.

Keywords:   marijuana use, drug abuse, substance abuse, cannabis, cognitive-behavioral therapy, twelve-step facilitation, motivational interviewing

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