Characterizing substance use and mental health profiles of cigar, blunt, and non-blunt marijuana users from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 160, Issue , 2016, Pages 105-111

  Cohn, Amy ^a,b   Johnson, Amanda ^a   Ehlke, Sarah ^a   Villanti, Andrea C ^a,c  

^a American Legacy Foundation   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Blunts; Cigars; Harm perceptions; Marijuana; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960082999     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.12.017     Document Type: Article

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