Substitution and Complementarity of Alcohol and Cannabis: A Review of the Literature

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1399-1414

  Subbaraman, Meenakshi Sabina ^a  

^a ALCOHOL RESEARCH GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; Cannabis; complements; substitutes

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ANCESTRY GROUP; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG LEGISLATION; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CANNABIS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, DRUG; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84973121880     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2016.1170145     Document Type: Article

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