Cannabis
We offer resources and support for assessing and treating problematic cannabis use, including:
Clinical Support Aids
We can help you choose and implement the resources to support your patients’ ability to reduce their cannabis use. We will provide the below resources, hardware and/or software, bring these to your practice, and provide hands-on support with their initial implementation and ongoing use.
- Evidence-based assessments for evaluating patients’ cannabis use severity via paper, iPad and/or web-based platforms
- Protocols and patient education for setting quit dates and implementing cannabis cessation programs
- Hardware and training for biochemical monitoring of patients’ recent cannabis use (e.g., urine toxicology testing, hand-held dipsticks for on-site urine testing)
- Clinic systems for conducting daily clinical check-in calls using an automated Interactive Voice Response (IVR) phone system
- As-needed or ongoing consultation by our CORA center faculty with direct expertise in developing and implementing cannabis cessation interventions
Behavioral Therapies
We will help your team identify, customize and implement evidence-based therapies for supporting cannabis abstinence, including:
- Computer-assisted behavioral treatment that includes motivational enhancement and cognitive-behavioral therapy components
- Incentive-based behavioral interventions customized to promote biochemically-verified marijuana abstinence
The above menu is not exhaustive. If you don’t see what you are looking for, reach out to us at CORA@uvm.edu with your specific needs and questions!