Study finds link between teen cannabis use and other illicit drug taking in early adulthood
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Researchers from the University of Bristol have found regular and occasional cannabis use as a teen is associated with a greater risk of other illicit drug taking in early adulthood. The study by Bristol’s Population Health Science Institute, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, also found cannabis use was associated with harmful drinking and smoking.
Using data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), the researchers looked at levels o...
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