"God put weed here for us to smoke": A mixed-methods study of religion and spirituality among adolescents with cannabis use disorders

• Published in: Substance abuse Vol. 39; no. 4; p. 484
• Main Authors: Yeterian, Julie D, Bursik, Krisanne, Kelly, John F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Marijuana Abuse - psychology; Marijuana Abuse - therapy; Marijuana Smoking - psychology; Qualitative Research; Religion and Psychology; Spirituality; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; cannabis; mixed methods; spirituality; Adolescent; religion

A growing literature on adults with substance use disorders (SUDs) suggests that religious and spiritual processes can support recovery, such that higher levels of religiosity and/or spirituality predict better substance use outcomes. However, studies of the role of religion and spirituality in adol...