The role of drug use sequencing pattern in further problematic use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and other drugs

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 9-14

  Castaldelli Maia, João Mauricio ^a,b   Martins, Silvia S ^c   De Oliveira, Lúcio Garcia ^a   De Andrade, Arthur Guerra ^a,b   Nicastri, Sérgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse; Dependence; Problematic use; Sequence of drug experimentation; University students

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BRAZILIAN; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DRIVER LICENCE; DRUG USE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPERIMENTATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOBACCO; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921266346     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2014.951473     Document Type: Article

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