Marijuana's Impact on Alcohol Motivation and Consumption
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-07-21
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This laboratory study will employ a repeated measures experimental design to examine the
effect of high (7.2% THC) and moderate (3% THC) dose of marijuana, relative to placebo, on
alcohol craving and on behavioral economic measure of alcohol demand after exposure to
alcohol cues, and on subsequent drinking in an alcohol choice task in which participants
choose either to drink or receive monetary reinforcement for drinks not consume. The study
will recruit 173 non-treatment seeking heavy episodic alcohol drinkers who smoke marijuana at
least twice weekly.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Brown University
Collaborator:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)