A reexamination of medical marijuana policies in relation to suicide risk

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 152, Issue , 2015, Pages 68-72

  Grucza, Richard A ^a   Hur, Michael ^a   Agrawal, Arpana ^a   Krauss, Melissa J ^a   Plunk, Andrew D ^b   Cavazos Rehg, Patricia A ^a   Chaloupka, Frank J ^c   Bierut, Laura J ^a,d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Marijuana; Medical marijuana; Policy; Suicide

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL CANNABIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SUICIDE; SUICIDE RISK; TOBACCO USE; ADOLESCENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS SATIVA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930483091     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.04.014     Document Type: Article

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