Cross-national comparison of adolescent drinking and cannabis use in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-69

  Simons Morton, Bruce ^a   Pickett, William ^b   Boyce, Will ^b   ter Bogt, Tom F M ^b   Vollebergh, Wilma ^c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescent substance use; Alcohol; Cannabis; International; Policy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CANADA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71349088586     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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