Substance use problems reported by college students: combined marijuana and alcohol use versus alcohol-only use.
This study examines the relationships among selected demographic characteristics, alcohol use only, alcohol plus marijuana use and substance-use related problems. Data are from 409 randomly selected undergraduate college students attending a large urban university. Poly-substance users were more likely than alcohol only users to be younger and experience all substance-use related problems studied. The relationship between poly-substance use and increased substance use-associated problems was also identified when controlling for other common predictors of substance use problems.
Shillington
A M
AM
School of Social Work, San Diego State University, California 92182-4119, USA. ashillin@mail.sdsu.edu
Clapp
J D
JD
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013334:Students; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*