Cannabis dependence, withdrawal, and reinforcing effects among adolescents with conduct symptoms and substance use disorders

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-37

  Crowley, Thomas J ^a   Macdonald, Marilyn J ^a   Whitmore, Elizabeth A ^a   Mikulich, Susan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduct disorder; Drug dependence; Marijuana; Reinforcement (psychology)

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEPRESSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL WORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CANNABIS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONDUCT DISORDER; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; REWARD; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032033044     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(98)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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