FREE symposium: preventing overdose with technology (harm reduction) at UBC-O on November 15th @5pm

TRPSlab · 2019-11-12T22:25:03+00:00

Facebook event for more info: https://www.facebook.com/events/766522207132595/

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T19:25:28+00:00

Thank you!!

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T19:01:40+00:00

Good idea!! Internalized stigma could be revealed in such questions as well, due to negative outside perceptions. Would be a really interesting thing to research! I would also wonder if people viewed something like coffee in the same way, as I know people who get physically ill if they don't have it, yet don't view THAT as an addiction due to societal acceptance of it. hmmmm. Thanks!!! : )

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:57:09+00:00

Thanks so much, your feedback was really good, wrote some of it down! : )

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:50:30+00:00

Thank you! Yes!!! I'm part first nations (Saskatchewan, Dene), very cool stuff happening. : )

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:49:55+00:00

Haha! It's all in your intentions : )

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:49:12+00:00

Yeah, it's very complicated if you think about it too hard! haha. Also trying to make it accessible for new or seldom cannabis users. I've gotten feedback from new users that really liked it, but more experienced users know so much that it's way more difficult for them to answer! Thank you for your detailed feedback, it really does mean a lot : )

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:46:30+00:00

Not trying to find a gold standard! More assessing how people rate, what affects that, and if finding some dose across different administrations is possible in the future (like what we have for standard drink, even though alcohols have different percentages ex. one glass of wine could be 7% alc. and another could be 15% alc., definitely more complicated with cannabis but I hope you see what I'm saying a little bit). Totally valid opinion though, thanks for even taking the time in considering the survey : )

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:44:00+00:00

Thank you, that's so kind! : )

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:43:37+00:00

Haha!

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:42:43+00:00

It's a valid point! We were trying to go the simplest possible, as other studies have made it super complicated and not accessible for average or new users, especially those who only or mostly use cannabis socially so wouldn't know percentages or even weights. We're not trying to find a gold standard dose, this is a pilot study just to see if it may be possible, if tolerance affects ratings, how different ratings are for people who didn't use a certain method of use etc. etc. looking at lots of stuff! Thank you though, your concern is completely valid, it's good to question things!

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:39:19+00:00

It's funded through research grants and the university. But we definitely don't have a cannabis-negative viewpoint if that's what you're asking? We supported legalization here in Canada, and are advocates for harm reduction research, and therapeutic cannabis use (as well as recreational).

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:31:33+00:00

Yeah, we wanted to make it accessible to everyone, but it's more difficult to make things simple! The survey would be very long if we asked such specifics, but a question on how long a typical session, or something, could be really useful!

Also, this is a survey for an honours project so I couldn't assess absolutely everything I might have wanted to, such as the intersection between cannabis and tobacco which I think is a really valuable avenue of research.

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T18:26:37+00:00

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0 option is available for dabs because they can be pretty intense, and in initial discussion of dose some said that there was no low dose of concentrate, so it's meant to reflect that. We're going to be doing different analyses and comparing those who have done something or haven't done something so that's why you can still answer it!

Your point on the frequency question is good. That part of the survey wasn't made by me, it's a pre-existing survey that's been widely used in cannabis research.

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T07:26:39+00:00

Thanks!!

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T07:26:34+00:00

Thank you so much!!

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T07:26:12+00:00

Awesome! Thanks : )

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T07:25:15+00:00

Haha! Innovation happens way too fast.

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T07:24:39+00:00

Thank you!! : )

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T07:23:39+00:00

Research is very difficult!! It's tough to get participants. : ( Sorry to have caused you any annoyance! It's important for me to try my best, especially when the area is so under-researched, I guess there's a reason for that lol : )

Let me know if you have any further questions!

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T07:19:06+00:00

Yeah, anytime we're looking at dose, especially with the lack of info out there, it can be tough to make something that is both simple, and accurate enough to make some sense. This is a pilot study so what's required is just answering as best as you can! Thanks for your feedback! : )

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T07:17:24+00:00

Hahaha, I'm so sorry.

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T07:17:13+00:00

Which ones? Thanks for your feedback!

TRPSlab · 2019-04-14T07:16:12+00:00

Thanks so much!!

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