Marijuana Smoking - Epidemiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Project ALERT: a cluster randomized trial.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of Project ALERT on adolescents' lifetime and 30-day use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, and inhalants. DESIGN: Cluster randomized trial. SETTING: Schools from 11 states were enrolled in 2 successive cohorts ... Read more...

The role of temperament in the relationship between early onset of tobacco and cannabis use: the TRAILS study.

28 May 2009 BACKGROUND: While temperamental characteristics have been related to the onset of cannabis use, it is not clear at what point(s) along the trajectory from early onset of tobacco use (EOT) to early onset of cannabis use (EOC) these characteristics ... Read more...

Behavioral problems and the occurrence of tobacco, cannabis, and coca paste smoking in Chile: evidence based on multivariate response models for school survey data.

12 May 2009 BACKGROUND: In this study we estimate suspected links between youthful behavioral problems and smoking of tobacco, cannabis, and coca paste. METHODS: In the Republic of Chile, school-attending youths were sampled from all 13 regions of the country, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Marijuana Smoking - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Is it time to consider cannabis smoking a cardiovascular risk factor? 29 Sep 2009
• Project ALERT: a cluster randomized trial. 29 Jun 2009
• The role of temperament in the relationship between early onset of tobacco and cannabis use: the TRAILS study. 28 May 2009
• Behavioral problems and the occurrence of tobacco, cannabis, and coca paste smoking in Chile: evidence based on multivariate response models for school survey data. 12 May 2009
• The challenges in developing a rational cannabis policy. 29 Apr 2009
• Marijuana smoking and the risk of head and neck cancer: pooled analysis in the INHANCE consortium. 29 Apr 2009
• The effect of cannabis compared with alcohol on driving. 29 Apr 2009
• [A few anthropological and transdisciplinary thoughts over the use of cannabis in a water pipe] 26 Apr 2009
• The social construction of "evidence-based'' drug prevention programs: a reanalysis of data from the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program. 19 Apr 2009
• The Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study: A randomized field trial of a universal substance abuse prevention program. 27 Mar 2009
• Association of marijuana use and the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors. 13 Mar 2009
• Neurobehavior disinhibition, parental substance use disorder, neighborhood quality and development of cannabis use disorder in boys. 3 Mar 2009
• Common genetic influences on the timing of first use for alcohol, cigarettes, and cannabis in young African-American women. Mar 2009
• Challenges in reducing cannabis-related harm in Australia. 27 Feb 2009
• Cannabis use and destructive periodontal diseases among adolescents. 27 Feb 2009
• Correlates of gambling among youth in an inner-city emergency department. 27 Feb 2009
• Extending the theory of planned behavior to predict alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among youth of Mexican heritage. 27 Feb 2009
• Cognitive dissonance towards the smoking habit among nursing and physiotherapy students at the University of Balearic Islands in Spain. 27 Feb 2009
• Developmental epidemiology of drug use and abuse in adolescence and young adulthood: Evidence of generalized risk. 25 Feb 2009
• Decrease in adolescent cannabis use from 2002 to 2006 and links to evenings out with friends in 31 European and North American countries and regions. 30 Jan 2009

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Technical information about 'Marijuana Smoking'

Definition: Inhaling and exhaling the smoke from CANNABIS.

Descriptor UI: D008385

Alternative terms: Marijuana Smoking; Smoking, Marijuana; Marihuana Smoking; Smoking, Marihuana; Cannabis Smoking; Smoking, Cannabis; Hashish Smoking; Smoking, Hashish;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; drug therapy; economics; epidemiology; ethnology; genetics; history; immunology; legislation & jurisprudence; metabolism; mortality; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; therapy; trends; urine;

Tree Number: F01.145.466.753.488;

History Note: 88

Technical Notes: consider also MARIJUANA ABUSE