Associations between social network characteristics and alcohol use alone or in combination with cannabis use in first-year college students.
Matthew K MeiselHayley Treloar PadovanoMary Beth MillerMelissa A ClarkNancy P BarnettPublished in: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (2021)
Having a larger percentage of friends who use cannabis and alcohol is associated with increased odds of using both substances at the same time, perhaps because it gives access to both substances at the same time. Interventions should account for amount of exposure to alcohol and cannabis use from network members. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).