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Women use cannabis to be social: expert
WOMEN are more likely to use cannabis to maintain relationships, an addiction expert says.
Professor Jan Copeland, director of the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre at the University of NSW, said recent research had revealed details of women's cannabis use.
She said that although more men use the drug, women become addicted for social reasons.
"They are more likely to report using cannabis in order to maintain social networks," Prof Copeland told the Medicine in Addiction conference in Sydney on Saturday.
"In order to maintain relationships, particularly with partners."
However, women are also more likely to remain abstinent after treatment and often relapse after feeling down.
"(Women) relapse in response to negative feelings and interpersonal problems," Prof Copeland said.
"Men are more likely to relapse because they're feeling very positive and in control and having a good time."
Women are also more likely to report physical symptoms during cannabis withdrawals, Prof Copeland said.
She said because a large proportion of cannabis users were young, the centre was experimenting with smartphone apps to communicate with addicts and reduce their use.
"(An app) avoids that little confrontation of talking to someone face-to-face, particularly if you're not really sure that your cannabis use is a problem."
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...be-social-expert/story-e6freuz0-1226598800705
WOMEN are more likely to use cannabis to maintain relationships, an addiction expert says.
Professor Jan Copeland, director of the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre at the University of NSW, said recent research had revealed details of women's cannabis use.
She said that although more men use the drug, women become addicted for social reasons.
"They are more likely to report using cannabis in order to maintain social networks," Prof Copeland told the Medicine in Addiction conference in Sydney on Saturday.
"In order to maintain relationships, particularly with partners."
However, women are also more likely to remain abstinent after treatment and often relapse after feeling down.
"(Women) relapse in response to negative feelings and interpersonal problems," Prof Copeland said.
"Men are more likely to relapse because they're feeling very positive and in control and having a good time."
Women are also more likely to report physical symptoms during cannabis withdrawals, Prof Copeland said.
She said because a large proportion of cannabis users were young, the centre was experimenting with smartphone apps to communicate with addicts and reduce their use.
"(An app) avoids that little confrontation of talking to someone face-to-face, particularly if you're not really sure that your cannabis use is a problem."
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...be-social-expert/story-e6freuz0-1226598800705
