Do Subjective Effects from Alcohol and Cannabis Predict Simultaneous Use During a Decision-Making Task?
Background: Simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use is associated with negative outcomes, yet little is known about what motivates the decision of simultaneous use. One possibility is that early-episode subjective effects motivate simultaneous use to complement or replace the first substance's effects...
| Published in: | Substance Use & Misuse Vol. 59; no. 7; pp. 1020 - 1031 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
2024
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