The Role of Sleep in the Treatment of Cannabis Use Disorders

Summary

The number of people seeking treatment for marijuana-related problems is on the rise, yet there is no currently accepted medication proven to help them quit. Frequent marijuana users have reported that they have trouble sleeping when they try to quit, and that the loss of sleep can lead to relapse. This research is designed to measure the severity of sleep problems in people as they are trying to quit heavy use of marijuana, and to investigate whether extended-release zolpidem (Ambien CR®) can improve quit rates among people trying to stop using marijuana.

Timeline

Start

2012-09

Primary completion

2018-07

Completion

2018-07

Publications

• Pacek LR, Herrmann ES, Smith MT, Vandrey R. Sleep continuity, architecture and quality among treatment-seeking cannabis users: An in-home, unattended polysomnographic study. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2017 Aug;25(4):295-302. doi: 10.1037/pha0000126.

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