Characterizing marijuana concentrate users: A web-based survey

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 178, Issue , 2017, Pages 399-407

  Daniulaityte, Raminta ^a,b   Lamy, Francois R ^a,b   Barratt, Monica ^e,f,g   Nahhas, Ramzi W ^a   Martins, Silvia S ^c   Boyer, Edward W ^d   Sheth, Amit ^b   Carlson, Robert G ^a,b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wright State University   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Marijuana concentrates; Web survey

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; MEDICAL CANNABIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CANNABIS USE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LIFESPAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VAPING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK;

CANNABIS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; RISK; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VAPING;

EID: 85030542845     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.05.034     Document Type: Article

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