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Mexican descent college student risky sexual behaviors and alcohol use: The role of general and cultural-based coping with discrimination

Discrimination is a topic of interest and concern among minority groups. This issue may become compounded when on a college campus. It is also important to understand how this discrimination …
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College students’ using marijuana to sleep relates to frequency, problematic use, and sleep problems

Sleep is an important aspect of a young adult’s health, especially those participating in secondary education at a university or college. Marijuana use and popularity is also on the rise …
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Brief interventions for cannabis use in emerging adults: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and evidence map

Cannabis is a commonly used drug in the United States as its popularity grows. It has also been found that its highest use is among young adults from 17-25 years …
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Daily patterns of substance use and violence among a high-risk urban emerging adult sample: Results from the Flint youth injury study

Interpersonal violence has become a public health concern as homicide is the third leading cause of death for African-American adolescents and emerging adults. Substance use has been found to be …
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Trajectories of prescription drug misuse during the transition from late adolescence into adulthood in the USA: a national longitudinal multicohort study

Prescription drug use is known to be prevalent in the young adult population. This study looks at identifying prescription drug misuse for three specific drug classes; opioids, stimulants, and sedatives. …
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Motives for simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use among young adults

It is already known that many young adults in the U.S. use alcohol and some use marijuana. The risks of these two substances is increased when the two are used …
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Achievement goal orientation and stimulant misuse in college students

Stimulant medication misuse is becoming more prevalent on college campuses. There has not been much research on examining how academics play into the motivation for this misuse. This study examines …
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“Hey, I Got to Smoke Some Weed”: Favorable Perceptions of Marijuana Use Among Non-College-Educated Young Adult Cigarette Smokers

Marijuana legalization is slowing progressing across the United States. This brings more questions about perceptions and use surrounding it. This study investigated how non-college-educated young adult cigarette smokers perceive marijuana …
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The association between problematic alcohol use, risk perceptions, and e-cigarette use

E-cigarette use has been on the rise in recent years, especially in the college student population. This may be due to vaping seen as less harmful than traditional cigarettes. College …
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Mexican descent college student risky sexual behaviors and alcohol use: The role of general and cultural-based coping with discrimination

College students’ using marijuana to sleep relates to frequency, problematic use, and sleep problems

Brief interventions for cannabis use in emerging adults: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and evidence map

Daily patterns of substance use and violence among a high-risk urban emerging adult sample: Results from the Flint youth injury study

Trajectories of prescription drug misuse during the transition from late adolescence into adulthood in the USA: a national longitudinal multicohort study

Motives for simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use among young adults

Achievement goal orientation and stimulant misuse in college students

“Hey, I Got to Smoke Some Weed”: Favorable Perceptions of Marijuana Use Among Non-College-Educated Young Adult Cigarette Smokers

The association between problematic alcohol use, risk perceptions, and e-cigarette use

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