The association of specific traumatic experiences with cannabis initiation and transition to problem use: Differences between African-American and European-American women

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages 162-169

  Werner, K B ^a   McCutcheon, V V ^b   Agrawal, A ^b   Sartor, C E ^b,c   Nelson, E C ^b   Heath, A C ^b   Bucholz, K K ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Marijuana; Racial differences; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; CANNABIS USE DISORDER; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CAUCASIAN; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA SURVIVOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LIFE EVENT; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY; TWINS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ADVERSE EVENTS; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PROGNOSIS; TWINS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961279477     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.03.003     Document Type: Article

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