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Synthetic Cannabinoids: Use and Predictors in a Community Sample of Young Adults
Celeste M. Caviness , Golfo Tzilos , Bradley J. Anderson , Michael D. Stein
Substance Abuse
Vol. 36, Iss. 3, 2015
In this large community sample of young adults, synthetic cannabinoids (SC) use was as common as opioid or cocaine use, and overlapped with binge drinking, cigarettes, and particularly marijuana use. As a marker of polysubstance abuse, clinicians should ask young adults, particularly men and those not in school, about synthetic cannabanoids.