Marijuana use among adults: A longitudinal study of current and former users

Journal of Substance Abuse

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-226

  Aitken, Sherrie S ^a   DeSantis, James ^a   Harford, Thomas C ^b   Caces, M Fe ^c  

^a CSR Incorporated   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Office of National Drug Control Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult drug use; Early onset; Longitudinal study; Marijuana use; Predictive factors

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CANNABIS SMOKING; FOLLOW UP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034574930     PISSN: 08993289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-3289(00)00051-1     Document Type: Article

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