A Practitioner's Guide to Cannabis

An essential guide for healthcare practitioners engaged in the treatment of cannabis use in patients In A Practitioner's Guide to Cannabis , a team of renowned substance use intervention experts delivers a relevant, timely, and agnostic guide to cannabis use in young adults & adults 18 years and older. The book offers a series of cannabis-specific evidence-based tools and strategies for social workers, psychologists, counselors, physicians, nurses, physician's assistants, and other health care practitioners. The book provides an objective and mindful approach to the complexities of cannabis science, our cultural interpretations of use, risk, and intervention, and patients' expressions of their own biopsychosocial experiences. A Practitioner's Guide to Cannabis also explores: What cannabis is and its various compositions, including discussions of cannabis plant makeup and chemistry The recreational use of cannabis and its effects, including discussions of the evidence for negative psychological, emotional, social, and occupational impacts of cannabis use Effective treatments for cannabis use disorder, including discussions of integrated motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy An essential new text for health care practitioners engaged in the treatment of cannabis use disorder, A Practitioner's Guide to Cannabis will earn a place on the bookshelves of anyone seeking an up-to-date and evidence-based resource on cannabis and its use in contemporary society.