🌿 Cannabis Use Disorder Risk Screening Simulator

Cannabis User Intake for Use-Pattern Screening

Any regular user, recreational or medical, can be screened briefly.

• CUDIT-R: Screening tools (short self-report scale)
• Rec + Medical: Population (both use patterns screened)
• 11: Criteria set (DSM-5-style items)
• 5 min: Typical time (brief intake questionnaire)

Why screen every user

Short placeholder: routine screening catches early risk signals.

Recreational vs medical context

Short placeholder: both use patterns can meet disorder criteria.

Reviewing the DSM-5-Style Criteria Checklist

Eleven criteria are reviewed one by one against recent use history.

• 11: Total criteria (full DSM-5 list)
• Tolerance: Core symptoms (+ withdrawal, craving)
• 6: Behavioral items (control & consequence items)
• 12 mo: Window assessed (typical look-back period)

Physiological criteria

Short placeholder: tolerance and withdrawal reflect adaptation.

Behavioral & social criteria

Short placeholder: cutting down, craving, role failure, harm despite use.

Tallying Criteria into a Severity Classification

Counting endorsed criteria converts checklist answers into severity.

• 0–1: None (criteria met)
• 2–3: Mild (criteria met)
• 4–5: Moderate (criteria met)
• 6+: Severe (criteria met)

Threshold logic

Short placeholder: simple count thresholds set severity tier.

Clinical meaning

Short placeholder: higher tiers signal greater functional impact.

Layering Risk Factors onto the Severity Picture

Age of onset, frequency, and co-occurring conditions shift risk upward.

• <18 yrs: Early onset (higher disorder risk)
• Daily+: High frequency (heavier use pattern)
• Anxiety/mood: Co-occurring (common comorbidity)
• 3: Max risk factors (tracked in this model)

Age of first use

Short placeholder: earlier onset associates with steeper risk.

Frequency and comorbidity

Short placeholder: heavy use plus comorbidity compounds risk.

From Classification to Recommended Intervention

Severity plus risk factors together point to a care intensity level.

• Brief: Mild + low risk (counseling / psychoeducation)
• Outpatient: Moderate (structured program)
• Intensive: Severe (structured treatment)
• Escalate: Risk factors (push toward more support)

Matching care to severity

Short placeholder: intervention intensity tracks severity tier.

Risk-adjusted escalation

Short placeholder: accumulating risk factors bump the recommendation up.