Alcohol is not the gateway to hard drug abuse

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 971-984

  Golub, Andrew Lang ^a   Johnson, Bruce D ^b  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0345434854     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204269802800408     Document Type: Article

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