Evaluations and Expectancies of Alcohol and Marijuana Problems Among College Students

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 545-554

  Gaher, Raluca M ^a   Simons, Jeffrey S ^b  

^a Bay Pines Veteran Affairs Healthcare System   (United States)

^b W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership

Author keywords

alcohol related problems; evaluations; expectancies; marijuana problems; marijuana use

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 37649023118     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.21.4.545     Document Type: Article

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