early alcohol use protective_against cannabis dependence

Subject: early alcohol use
Relation: protective_against
Object: cannabis dependence
p-value: 0.044

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (1 sources)

Age at first drink and the first incidence of adult-onset DSM-IV alcohol use disorders. (2008) PMID:18828796 cited

Early initiation of drinking showed a negative association with the incidence of impaired control ... statistically significant when the AFD categories of <15 and 15-17 were combined (OR = 0.85, p=.044).

confidence: 0.90