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Blavos, Alexis A.; Glassman, Tavis J.; Sheu, Jiunn-Jye; Thompson, Amy J.; DeNardo, Faith – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2019
This study examined the relationship between medical marijuana laws and student utilization rates, perceptions, and experiences. Participants were students in 37 states attending institutions of higher education. Students who went to college in states that adopted medical marijuana laws were more likely to use marijuana and experience academic and…
Descriptors: Laws, Marijuana, State Legislation, Drug Therapy
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Tomaso, Cara C.; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Haas, Amie L.; Kenney, Shannon R.; Ham, Lindsay S.; Borsari, Brian – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2016
Drinking games and prepartying (i.e., drinking before going to a social gathering/event) have emerged as high-risk drinking behaviors in high school students. The present study examines the current prepartying behaviors of high school students who report current participation in extreme-consumption games (e.g., chugging) with those who do not.…
Descriptors: High School Students, Alcohol Abuse, Games, Risk
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Leff, Michelle K.; Moolchan, Eric T.; Cookus, Bridget A.; Spurgeon, Loretta; Evans, Lisa A.; London, Edythe D.; Kimes, Alane; Schroeder, Jennifer R.; Ernst, Monique – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2003
Purpose: To examine smoking initiation in a group of adolescents at risk for developing substance abuse. Methods: Fifty-nine adolescents (25 control and 34 at risk adolescents) participated in a longitudinal study of behavioral and cognitive predictors of development of substance abuse. Aggression, conduct problems, hyperactivity, impulsivity,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Substance Abuse, Hyperactivity, Depression (Psychology)