Increases in marijuana use among eighth grade students in Texas

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1647-1663

  Barrett, Mark E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

American; Marijuana; Survey; Texas; Youth

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032824093     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826089909039420     Document Type: Article

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