A content analysis of tweets about high-potency marijuana

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 166, Issue , 2016, Pages 100-108

  Cavazos Rehg, Patricia A ^a   Sowles, Shaina J ^a   Krauss, Melissa J ^a   Agbonavbare, Vivian ^a   Grucza, Richard ^a   Bierut, Laura ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Marijuana concentrates; Marijuana smoking; Social media; Twitter

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; HIGH POTENCY MARIJUANA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DABBING; FEMALE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SOCIAL MEDIA; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CANNABIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84989837424     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.034     Document Type: Article

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