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Comment
. 2018 Mar;113(3):482-483.
doi: 10.1111/add.14047.

Commentary on Kerr et al. (2018): Marijuana, drug use, and mental health in the United States-a tale of two generations

Katherine M Keyes  1
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Comment

Commentary on Kerr et al. (2018): Marijuana, drug use, and mental health in the United States-a tale of two generations

Katherine M Keyes. Addiction. 2018 Mar.

Abstract

Adults and adolescents in the United States are experiencing unprecedented increases in depression and suicide, yet while marijuana and other drug use are increasing among adults, they are decreasing among adolescents. The causes and, therefore the remedies, of this public health burden may be fundamentally different between the two generations.

Keywords: Adolescents; age-period-cohort; depression; marijuana; policy; trends.

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