Evidence does not favor marijuana gateway effects over a common-factor interpretation of drug use initiation: Responses to Anthony, Kenkel & Mathios and Lynskey

Addiction

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1509-1511

  Morral, Andrew R ^a   McCaffrey, Daniel F ^a   Paddock, Susan M ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

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DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MARIJUANA GATEWAY EFFECT; MODEL; NOTE;

EID: 0036909534     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1360-0443.2002.00297.x     Document Type: Note

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