Social constructions of dependency by blunts smokers: Qualitative reports

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-182

  Dunlap, Eloise ^a   Benoit, Ellen ^a   Sifaneck, Stephen J ^a   Johnson, Bruce D ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Blunts; Cannabis; Dependence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 33744545141     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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