The role of religiosity as a protective factor against marijuana use among African American, White, Asian, and Hispanic adolescents

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 547-552

  Nguyen, Ngoc Nguyen ^a   Newhill, Christina E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African Americans; Asian Americans; Hispanics; marijuana use; moderation effects; religiosity; Whites

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; CANNABIS USE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION;

EID: 84961215814     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659891.2015.1093558     Document Type: Article

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