Teen Marijuana Use Differs by Gender, Race and Other Factors

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Teen Marijuana Use Differs by Gender, Race and Other Factors

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What factors are associated with a higher or lower risk of marijuana use among adolescents? There are some important differences for boys versus girls, according to a study in the March Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

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Gender and race linked with teen marijuana use | Yale Daily News

yaledailynews.com — “As teenagers around the country experiment with marijuana, gender and race are playing a role in determining the nature of their use. A new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers has found that Caucasian female adolescents are more likely to use marijuana than African-American or Asian girls, although more African-American and Hispanic boys use marijuana than other ethnicities.View full resource at yaledailynews.com

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Teen girls are more likely to use marijuana than teen boys, and the most likely ethnicities differ depending on gender. http://ow.ly/4kV1H

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Teen Marijuana Use Differs by Gender, Race and Other Factors

newswise.com — “What factors are associated with a higher or lower risk of marijuana use among adolescents? There are some important differences for boys versus girls, according to a study in the March Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.View full resource at newswise.com

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