Using marijuana in adulthood: The experience of a sample of users in Oklahoma City

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 153-181

  Shukla, Rashi K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Adulthood; Marijuana involvement; Marijuana use

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; AGE; ARTICLE; CITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MIDDLE AGED; OKLAHOMA; PEER GROUP;

EID: 84905614742     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v04n03_07     Document Type: Article

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