Age-Related Changes in Reasons for Using Alcohol and Marijuana From Ages 18 to 30 in a National Sample

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 330-339

  Patrick, Megan E ^a   Schulenberg, John E ^a   O'Malley, Patrick M ^a   Maggs, Jennifer L ^b   Kloska, Deborah D ^a   Johnston, Lloyd D ^a   Bachman, Jerald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Development; Marijuana; Reasons for use; Young adulthood

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; RECREATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79959313915     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022445     Document Type: Article

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