Substance Use Disorder in Early Midlife: A National Prospective Study on Health and Well-Being Correlates and Long-Term Predictors

Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment

Volumn 9s1, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-57

  Schulenberg, John E ^a   Patrick, Megan E ^a   Kloska, Deborah D ^a   Maslowsky, Julie ^b   Maggs, Jennifer L ^c   O'malley, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol use disorder; cannabis use disorder; health and well being; J shaped association; longitudinal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DSM-5; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SPOUSE; TREND STUDY;

EID: 84988912131     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/SART.S31437     Document Type: Article

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