Early predictors of maturing out of marijuana use among young men.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although several studies have delineated risk factors for adolescent regular marijuana use, few studies have identified those factors that differentiate who will and will not eventually stop using marijuana during young adulthood. This study examined the extent to which adolescent risk factors, including individual attitudes, temperament, and behaviors and peer, family, and neighborhood factors, could prospectively identify which adolescence-onset monthly marijuana users (AMMU) would stop using marijuana in young adulthood and whether race moderated these associations.

Method

Data came from 503 young men who were followed annually from the first grade through mean age 20 and then re-interviewed at mean ages 26 and 29. Young men who used marijuana at least monthly a

SUBMITTER: White HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5521194 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature