The high, the money, and the fame: The emergent social context of "new marijuana" use among urban youth

Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 389-414

  Schensul, Jean J ^a   Huebner, Cristina ^b   Singer, Merrill ^b   Snow, Marvin ^b   Feliciano, Pablo ^c   Broomhall, Lone ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL   (United States)

^c North Central Area Agency on Aging   (United States)

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EID: 0000639834     PISSN: 01459740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01459740.2000.9966164     Document Type: Article

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