Prevalence and correlates of hashish use in a national sample of high school seniors in the United States

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 197-205

  Palamar, Joseph J ^a,b   Lee, Lily ^c   Weitzman, Michael ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Epidemiology; Hashish; Marijuana; Prevalence; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CANNABIS USE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; LOW RISK POPULATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS SMOKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SURVEY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929455064     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2015.1011745     Document Type: Article

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