title: Cannabis use and dating violence among college students: A call for research.
abstract: Dating violence is a serious and prevalent problem on college campuses. Although there is a robust literature documenting that alcohol use is consistently associated with increased risk for perpetrating dating violence, little research has examined the role of cannabis in dating violence perpetration. With increasing legalisation of cannabis throughout the world, it is imperative to understand what role, if any, cannabis may play in the important public health problem of dating violence. In this commentary, we discuss the current state of the research on cannabis and dating violence and suggest avenues for additional research in this area. It is critical that we conduct methodologically sound research on the association between cannabis and dating violence so that we can understand what role, if any, cannabis exerts on this important problem. [Shorey RC, Haynes E, Strauss C, Temple JR, Stuart GL. Cannabis use and dating violence among college students: A call for research. Drug Alcohol Rev 2017;36:17-19].
authors.affiliation: Ohio University, Athens, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Shorey
authors.affiliation: Ohio University, Athens, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Haynes
authors.affiliation: Ohio University, Athens, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Strauss
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
authors.forename: Jeff R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Temple
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Stuart
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012107:Research Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities
keywords: cannabis; dating violence; intimate partner violence; substance use