The gateway hypothesis, common liability to addictions or the route of administration model a modelling process linking the three theories

European Addiction Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 107-117

  Mayet, Aurélie ^a,b,c   Legleye, Stéphane ^c,d   Beck, François ^c,e   Falissard, Bruno ^c   Chau, Nearkasen ^c  

^a Centre D épidémiologie et de Santé Publique des Armées   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c INSERM U1178   (France)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^e Observatoire francais des drogues et des toxicomanies   (France)

Author keywords

Adult; Common liability model; Gateway theory; Multi state model; Route of administration model

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHADONE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON LIABILITY TO ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; GATEWAY THEORY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION MODEL; SUBSTANCE USE; THEORY; TOBACCO; UNLICENSED DRUG USE; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954401957     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000439564     Document Type: Article

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