MAAC STUDY
Mobile Assessment of Alcohol and Cannabis C0-Use among Young Adults
The MAAC study aims to improve our understanding of combined use of alcohol and cannabis among young adults. Since Canada legalized cannabis, young adults have been using cannabis at higher rates. However, many young adults also use alcohol and often use both cannabis and alcohol at the same time. Emerging research suggests that simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis may increase risk for harms and negative consequences above and beyond the risks associated with using either substance on its own. The MAAC Study was designed to improve our understanding of simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis in the everyday lives of young adults. Participants completed surveys in a smartphone app when they were using alcohol and cannabis, which allowed us to examine how these two substances interacted when they were used at the same time. This study was funded by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Data collection for the study has been completed. An article reporting the results of some of the primary research questions was published in the journal “Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research”, which can be found at this link: https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.15309