In-transition culture of experimentation with cannabis in Latin American college students: A new role within a potential drug use sequencing pattern.
João Mauricio Castaldelli-MaiaSérgio NicastriMagdalena CerdáJune H KimLúcio Garcia de OliveiraArthur Guerra de AndradeSilvia S MartinsPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2017)
Overall, our findings point to a strategic role of cannabis within drug first use sequence pattern. We had an important and unexpected finding-the bi-directional relationship between alcohol and cannabis. In addition, the first use of cannabis still precedes the first use of cocaine and non-medical use of tranquilisers and prescription opioids. [Castaldelli-Maia JM, Nicastri S, Cerdá M, Kim JH, Oliveira LG, Andrade AG, Martins, SS. In-transition culture of experimentation with cannabis in Latin American college students: A new role within a potential drug use sequencing pattern. Drug Alcohol Rev 2017;00:000-000].