title: Behavioral correlates of age at first marijuana use.
abstract: Relationships between age at initial marijuana use and selected behavioral measures representing education, arrests, employment, alcohol use, and other drug use were examined for a sample of 370 male veterans. Younger age at marijuana use was found to be associated with less education, more arrests, and more other drug use prior to entering the service. A factor analysis of the correlates of age at initial marijiana use suggested three factors of delinquent activities: drug use, school delinquency, and other propensities for delinquency.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001519:Behavior; D002188:Cannabis; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States