Mentor/s
Jessica Samuolis
Participation Type
Poster
Abstract
Cannabis (also called marijuana) use is prevalent and increasing among college students and use is associated with a number of short-term and long-term consequences. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is one substance use prevention approach commonly used in campus counseling/health centers. Digital versions of SBIRT have been developed, such as ScreenU Cannabis, that allow for dissemination campus-wide. Although ScreenU Cannabis focuses on assessing risk and providing brief intervention and referral to treatment based on the risk level assessed, students’ qualitative responses within the screening may provide valuable insight regarding reasons to change use and expectations of benefits from changing use, among other information, that can inform assessment and prevention efforts. The current exploratory study examined responses on ScreenU Cannabis from a sample of students recruited campus-wide and through a research management system regarding expected positive impacts from changing cannabis use. Students who reported using cannabis provided a range of expected positive impacts from changing use including cognitive, mental, physical, and personal benefits. It may be beneficial to incorporate content on these expected positive impacts of changing cannabis use in prevention efforts on campus.
College and Major available
Psychology BS
Location
Digital Commons & West Campus 2nd Floor University Commons
Start Day/Time
4-28-2023 12:00 PM
End Day/Time
4-28-2023 2:00 PM
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Most Scholarly Impact or Potential, Best Writing
Cannabis Use Risk Level and Expected Positive Impacts of Changing Use among College Students who Completed a Digital Form of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Digital Commons & West Campus 2nd Floor University Commons
Cannabis (also called marijuana) use is prevalent and increasing among college students and use is associated with a number of short-term and long-term consequences. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is one substance use prevention approach commonly used in campus counseling/health centers. Digital versions of SBIRT have been developed, such as ScreenU Cannabis, that allow for dissemination campus-wide. Although ScreenU Cannabis focuses on assessing risk and providing brief intervention and referral to treatment based on the risk level assessed, students’ qualitative responses within the screening may provide valuable insight regarding reasons to change use and expectations of benefits from changing use, among other information, that can inform assessment and prevention efforts. The current exploratory study examined responses on ScreenU Cannabis from a sample of students recruited campus-wide and through a research management system regarding expected positive impacts from changing cannabis use. Students who reported using cannabis provided a range of expected positive impacts from changing use including cognitive, mental, physical, and personal benefits. It may be beneficial to incorporate content on these expected positive impacts of changing cannabis use in prevention efforts on campus.
Students' Information
Katherine Anderson: Psychology major, honors student, graduating in 2024
Gianna Fucci: Psychology major, graduating in 2023
Kelly Sgombick: Psychology major, graduating in 2023