Motivation for change and barriers to treatment among young cannabis users

European Addiction Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-41

  Fernandez Artamendi S ^a   Fernandez Hermida J R ^a   Garcia Fernandez G ^a   Secades Villa, R ^a   Garcia Rodriguez O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cannabis use; Professional help; Self change; Spain

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FAMILY; FEAR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; PARANOIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHAME; SMOKING; SOCIAL STIGMA; SPAIN;

EID: 85027957289     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: 14219891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000339582     Document Type: Article

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