Synthetic cannabinoid use: A case series of adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 347-349

  Castellanos, Daniel ^a   Singh, Simar ^a   Thornton, Gabriel ^a   Avila, Maria ^b   Moreno, Ana ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South Miami Hospital   (United States)

^c Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cannabinoid; Psychoactive; Synthetic

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGER; ANXIETY; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LONELINESS; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD CHANGE; PARANOIA; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANNABINOIDS; CHILD; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053020632     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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