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Gender and the influence of peer alcohol consumption on adolescent sexual activity

Waddell, Glen R. - 2010

I consider the alcohol consumption of opposite-gender peers as explanatory to adolescent sexual intercourse and … demonstrate that female sexual activity is higher where there is higher alcohol consumption among male peers. This relationship is … groups, and is distinctly different from any influence of the alcohol consumption of female peers which is shown to have no …

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Alcohol and student performance: Estimating the effect of legal access

Lindo, Jason M.; Swensen, Isaac D.; Waddell, Glen R. - 2011

We consider the effect of legal access to alcohol, which is known to increase drinking behavior, on academic …

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High on life? Medical marijuana laws and suicide

Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I.; Sabia, Joseph J. - 2012

Using state-level data for the period 1990 through 2007, we estimate the effect of legalizing medical marijuana on suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent reduction in the total suicide rate, an 11 percent reduction in...

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