Correlates of cannabis initiation in a longitudinal sample of young women: The importance of peer influences
Preventive MedicinePublished 11 May 2007Open access
Arpana Agrawal, Michael T. Lynskey, Kathleen K. Bucholz, Pamela A. F. Madden, Andrew C. Heath
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Having peers with favorable attitudes towards alcohol, cigarette and cannabis use is an important correlate of initiation of cannabis use in women, and prevention and intervention efforts need to take this into account when developing drug resistance training programs for adolescents.
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Having peers with favorable attitudes towards alcohol, cigarette and cannabis use is an important correlate of initiation of cannabis use in women. Prevention and intervention efforts need to take this into account when developing drug resistance training programs for adolescents.
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