UT Center of Behavioral Health Research Endowed Professors Michael J. Mason, Ph.D. and J. Douglas Coatsworth, Ph.D., along with researchers at Colorado State University, have recently put out a call for participants for their newest research study on “Treating Young Adult Cannabis Use Disorder with Text Messaged-Delivered Peer Network Counseling.”  The purpose of the research study is to test a text-delivered counseling program to stop or reduce cannabis use among young adults, ages 18 to 25.

The research team is recruiting 500 participants between the ages of 18 and 25 for a research study on brief phone-based treatment for problematic marijuana use. As part of this study, participants will complete surveys over 6 months about marijuana use, mental health, and friends. Then they will participate in either 4 weeks of text message counseling & monthly surveys OR only complete monthly surveys.

To get started, anyone who is interested must complete an initial screening to see if they are eligible at weedstudy.org. All information collected from study participants is confidential and highly protected. Participants will be compensated up to $200 over 6 months for their time and effort. To be eligible, participants:
– must be between 18 and 25 years old
– have problematic marijuana use (which will be determined by the study)
– live in Colorado or Tennessee
– and have access to a text-message capable phone.

For more information go to weedstudy.org or call the research team at (UT: 865-974-9129, CSU: 970-430-6277). You can also email them at (UT: masonlab@utk.edu, CSU: weedstudy@colostate.edu).