Study how brain and behavior differ in alcohol and cannabis use
Part of Mental health clinical trials.
This study looks at how people’s thoughts, brain-related measures, and behaviors differ between alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder. You may be asked to join group psychotherapy and complete assessments, which could help improve how care is planned for people like you.
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Who can take part
- You are referred to (or plan to join) the alcohol or cannabis integrated care pathway that includes group psychotherapy.
- You are 18 years old or older and can share informed consent in English.
- In the last 30 days, you meet criteria for alcohol use disorder with risky drinking or for cannabis use disorder with daily/near-daily use.
- You must be able to safely stop all substances (except nicotine/tobacco) for 12 hours before eligibility and assessment tasks.
- At the time of assessment, you are not having active thoughts of suicide, and you have not attempted suicide in the past month.
- You are not in a conflicting study, and your mental/medical health (or other substance use like fentanyl) is stable enough for group participation.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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