Role of individual, peer and family factors in the use of cannabis and other illicit drugs: A longitudinal analysis among Finnish adolescent twins
Drug and Alcohol DependencePublished 4 May 2008Open access
Tellervo Korhonen, Anja C. Huizink, Danielle M. Dick, Lea Pulkkinen, Robert M. Rose, Jaakko Kaprio
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Early onset smoking is a powerful predictor for subsequent use of illicit drugs among Finnish adolescents, but the causal nature of this relationship needs to be clarified.
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Early onset smoking is a powerful predictor for subsequent use of illicit drugs among Finnish adolescents, but the causal nature of this relationship needs to be clarified.
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