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National Inst. on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS), Bethesda, MD. – 2003
Included in this document are selections of topic-specific articles on marijuana research reprinted from the National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) research newsletter, NIDA Notes. The collection features articles originally published from 1995 through 2002. Topics include long-term cognitive impairments in heavy marijuana users, evidence that…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Illegal Drug Use, Marijuana
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Lo, Celia C.; Globetti, Gerald – Journal of Drug Education, 1995
Examines how selected internal and external control variables influence lifetime use, frequency of use, and cessation of use of marijuana. Indicates that both internal and external control factors are significant predictors of the frequency of marijuana use. Finds that the external control factor plays a more important role in explaining lifetime…
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education
Stimmel, Barry – 2002
Originally published in 1992 as The Facts About Drug Use, this updated edition contains new information about the effects of alcohol and recreational, mood-altering drugs on the body. The multiple causes of drug use and the options available to those dependent on drugs as a way of life are thoroughly described. Knowledge of the adverse effects of…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Clinical Diagnosis, Drug Addiction