Effects of emerging alcohol and marijuana use behaviors on adolescents’ neuropsychological functioning over four years

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 738-748

  Nguyen Louie, Tam T ^b   Castro, Norma ^c   Matt, Georg E ^d   Squeglia, Lindsay M ^e   Brumback, Ty ^c   Tapert, Susan F ^a,c  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD; COGNITION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84942809983     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2015.76.738     Document Type: Article

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