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Drug Prevention And Its Impact On Substance Use, Earnings And Educational Outcomes, Rosalie Pacula
Drug Prevention And Its Impact On Substance Use, Earnings And Educational Outcomes, Rosalie Pacula
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
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Marijuana Use And High School Drop Out: The Influence Of Unobservables, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Marijuana Use And High School Drop Out: The Influence Of Unobservables, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
In this study, we reconsider the relationship between heavy and persistent marijuana use and high school dropout status. Using a unique prospective panel study of over 4500 7th grade students from South Dakota who are followed through high school, we developed propensity score weights to adjust for baseline differences found to exist before marijuana initiation occurs for most students (7th grade). We then used weighted logistic regression that incorporates these propensity score weights to examine the extent to which time-varying factors, including substance use, also influence the likelihood of dropping out of school. We found a positive association between marijuana …