Marijuana use trajectories and academic outcomes among college students

Highlights • Students from 11 colleges in NC and VA were surveyed at 6 time points. • Five marijuana trajectory groups were identified. • Decreasing and frequent users were more likely to drop out or delay graduation. • All marijuana user groups reported lower GPAs, on average, than non-users. • Ear...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Drug and alcohol dependence 2016-05, Vol.162, p.137-145
Hauptverfasser:	Suerken, Cynthia K, Reboussin, Beth A, Egan, Kathleen L, Sutfin, Erin L, Wagoner, Kimberly G, Spangler, John, Wolfson, Mark
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Academic performance Cannabis - adverse effects College students Early intervention Educational Status Female Humans Logistic Models Longitudinal study Male Marijuana Marijuana Smoking - epidemiology Marijuana Smoking - psychology North Carolina - epidemiology Psychiatry Students - psychology Students - statistics & numerical data Trajectory modeling Universities Virginia - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Students from 11 colleges in NC and VA were surveyed at 6 time points. • Five marijuana trajectory groups were identified. • Decreasing and frequent users were more likely to drop out or delay graduation. • All marijuana user groups reported lower GPAs, on average, than non-users. • Early intervention may identify students at risk for struggling academically.
ISSN:	0376-8716 1879-0046
DOI:	10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.02.041