The Effects of Marijuana Legalization on Adolescent Alcohol Consumption

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dc.contributor.advisorDugan, Lauraen_US
dc.contributor.authorMontano, Ashley Nicoleen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCriminology and Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-27T05:37:22Z
dc.date.available2019-09-27T05:37:22Z
dc.date.issued2019en_US
dc.description.abstractAmong researchers, there has been a long-standing debate on the issue of whether alcohol and marijuana are used as substitutes or complements of one another. In other words, does the increased usage of one decrease the usage of the other (substitution) or does usage of both substances simultaneously increase (complements)? The primary purpose of this study is to identify whether a suggested substitution or complementary effect exists among adolescent drinking patterns following the recent emergences of increased marijuana legalization. To explore these effects, data is used from 38 different states included in the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System between the years 1995 and 2017. The primary analysis finds limited support for a substitution effect and no evidence of a complementary effect among adolescents. This study also includes a supplementary analysis providing implications for the direction of future research on the apparent relationship between alcohol and marijuana usage patterns.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/vbdy-tkoq
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/25016
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCriminologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPublic healthen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPublic policyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledadolescentsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledalcoholen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcomplementsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmarijuanaen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsubstance useen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsubstitutesen_US
dc.titleThe Effects of Marijuana Legalization on Adolescent Alcohol Consumptionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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