Under double influence: Assessment of simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use in general youth populations

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 69-73

  Pape, Hilde ^a   Rossow, Ingeborg ^a   Storvoll, Elisabet E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Cannabis; Complement; General population; Simultaneous polysubstance use; Substitute

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; NORWAY; POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS;

EID: 60249094681     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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