A preliminary evaluation of a web-based intervention for college marijuana use

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 288-293

  Elliott, Jennifer C ^a   Carey, Kate B ^b   Vanable, Peter A ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Computer; Intervention; Marijuana; web based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANNABIS USE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDENT ATTITUDE; ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS SMOKING; INTERNET; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PILOT PROJECTS; STUDENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929397281     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034995     Document Type: Article

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