The Role of Sleep in the Treatment of Cannabis Use Disorders
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The number of people seeking treatment for marijuana-related problems is on the rise, yet
there is no currently accepted medication proven to help them quit. Frequent marijuana users
have reported that they have trouble sleeping when they try to quit, and that the loss of
sleep can lead to relapse. This research is designed to measure the severity of sleep
problems in people as they are trying to quit heavy use of marijuana, and to investigate
whether extended-release zolpidem (Ambien CR®) can improve quit rates among people trying to
stop using marijuana.