Marijuana initiates and their impact on future drug abuse treatment need

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-237

  Gfroerer, Joseph C ^a   Epstein, Joan F ^a  

^a Services Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug abuse treatment; Future treatment needs; Marijuana

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

AGE; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 0032987539     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(98)00167-7     Document Type: Article

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