Exploring comorbid use of marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol among 14 to 15-year-olds: Findings from a national survey on adolescent substance use Health behavior, health promotion and society

BMC Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  White, Joanna ^a   Walton, Darren ^a,b   Walker, Natalie ^c  

^a Health Promotion Agency   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Alcohol; Comorbid substance use; Marijuana; Tobacco; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS SMOKING; COMORBIDITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO;

EID: 84925399914     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1585-9     Document Type: Article

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