Measured environmental contributions to cannabis abuse/dependence in an offspring of twins design

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1255-1266

  Scherrer, Jeffrey F ^a,b   Grant, Julia D ^b   Duncan, Alexis E ^b   Pan, Hui ^b   Waterman, Brian ^c   Jacob, Theodore ^a   Haber, Jon Randolph ^a   True, William R ^d   Heath, Andrew C ^b   Bucholz, Kathleen Keenan ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Waterman Research Solutions   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Offspring; Parent; Peers; Siblings; Twins

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PARENT; PEER GROUP; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PARENTS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VIETNAM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 48649109297     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.05.009     Document Type: Article

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