
ERIC Number: EJ609477
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Factors in Marijuana Cessation among High-Risk Youth.
Weiner, Michelle D.; Sussman, Steve; Lichtman, Kara; McCuller, William J.
Journal of Drug Education, v29 n4 p337-57 1999
Assesses issues related to marijuana use and cessation with a group of high school students (N=842). Results show that interest in quitting marijuana use was high; several social images associated with marijuana use were positive; subjects expressed a lack of confidence in cessation programs; and subjects believed that self-help or punitive methods are the most marijuana cessation activities. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Drug Use, High Risk Students, High School Students, Marijuana, Secondary Education, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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