Is 4/20 an event-specific marijuana holiday? A daily diary investigation of marijuana use and consequences among college students

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 134-139

  Bravo, Adrian J ^a   Pearson, Matthew R ^a   Conner, Bradley T ^b   Parnes, Jamie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; COLORADO; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEW MEXICO; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLORADO; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW MEXICO; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSITIES; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006272240     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2017.78.134     Document Type: Article

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