Historical variation in drug use trajectories across the transition to adulthood: The trend toward lower intercepts and steeper, ascending slopes

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 527-543

  Jager, Justin ^a   Schulenberg, John E ^b   O'Malley, Patrick M ^b   Bachman, Jerald G ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; SCHOOLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876976349     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579412001228     Document Type: Article

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