The relevance of age at first alcohol and nicotine use for initiation of cannabis use and progression to cannabis use disorders

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 48-56

  Behrendt, Silke ^a   Beesdo Baum, Katja ^a   Höfler, Michael ^a   Perkonigg, Axel ^e   Bühringer, Gerhard ^a,d   Lieb, Roselind ^b,c   Wittchen, Hans Ulrich ^a,c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^d IFT INSTITUT FÜR THERAPIEFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^e Protestant University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; DSM IV cannabis use disorders; Epidemiology; Etiology; Family history; Parental disorder

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; PARENTERAL SOLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-IV; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING HABIT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SMOKING; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS;

EID: 84861225324     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.10.013     Document Type: Article

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