The role of study and work in cannabis use and dependence trajectories among young adult frequent cannabis users

Frontiers in Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2013, Pages

  Liebregts, Nienke ^a   van der Pol, Peggy ^b   Van Laar, Margriet ^b   de Graaf, Ron ^b   van den Brink, Wim ^a   Korf, Dirk J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cannabis dependence; Education; Employment; Frequent cannabis use; Life course approach; Longitudinal study; Qualitative research; Young adults

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; LEISURE; LIFE EVENT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; WORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84884489725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16640640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00085     Document Type: Article

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