Online Resources for Cannabis Use Disorder
This list is designed to help primary health care & clinical care providers assess and discuss with persons aged 65 or older, the potential risks and benefits of taking cannabis. It also contains information on how to support primary care providers in safely discontinuing, starting or managing cannabis use.
| Topic Area | Resource | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevention | Cannabis Stats Hub | General statistical health information about cannabis | Statistics Canada |
| Cannabis Information for Older Adults | Clinical conversation starters for cannabis use and aging | Ottawa Public Health | |
| Cannabasics – Plant and Products | Clinical conversations starters for the differences between CBD and THC | Canadian Public Health Association | |
| However you use it, Cannabis is Cannabis | |||
| Cannabasics – Methods of Consumption | Clinical conversations starters for the differences between modes of consumption | Canadian Public Health Association | |
| Cannabasics – Understanding Consumption | |||
| Cannabasics – Harm Reduction | |||
| Cannabis: Lower Your Risks | Thinking about using cannabis recreationally? How to start low and go slow | Government of Canada | |
| Always read the label | Important information about cannabis label reading | Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction | |
| Health Effects of Cannabis | Important information about cannabis and driving | Government of Canada | |
| Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Cannabis Use and Driving | Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction | ||
| Cannabis use, effects and risks | Clinical information about the health effects of cannabis | Government of Canada | |
| Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Respiratory Effects of Cannabis Smoking | Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction | ||
| Information for Health Care Professionals: Cannabis (marihuana, marijuana) and the cannabinoids | Government of Canada | ||
| Screening | The Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test – Revised (CUDIT-R) | The CUDIT screening tool for Cannabis Use Disorder | Best Practice Advocacy Centre New Zealand |
| Assessment | Review of the Validity and Significance of Cannabis Withdrawal Syndrome | Evidence on Cannabis Withdrawal Syndrome | The American Journal of Psychiatry |
| Treatment | Marijuana Rehab Aftercare and Relapse Prevention | Information regarding psychosocial approaches to harm reduction and relapse prevention in CUD | American Addiction Centres |
[updated May 11, 2020]