“Retweet to Pass the Blunt”: Analyzing Geographic and Content Features of Cannabis-Related Tweeting Across the United States

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 910-915

  Daniulaityte, Raminta ^a,b   Lamy, Francois R ^a,b   Smith, G Alan ^b   Nahhas, Ramzi W ^a   Carlson, Robert G ^a,b   Thirunarayan, Krishnaprasad ^b   Martins, Silvia S ^c   Boyer, Edward W ^d   Sheth, Amit ^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)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

CANNABIS SMOKING; HUMAN; POLICY; RECREATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

CANNABIS; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; POLICY; RECREATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85032933039     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2017.78.910     Document Type: Article

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