Are adolescent substance users less satisfied with life as young adults and if so, why?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 149-169

  Bogart, Laura M ^a   Collins, Rebecca L ^a   Ellickson, Phyllis L ^a   Klein, David J ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Life satisfaction; Substance use; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG USER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 33947577207     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-0019-6     Document Type: Article

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