A survey of substance use at a UK university: Prevalence of use and views of students

Journal of Substance Use

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 119-124

  Makhoul, M ^a   Yates, F ^b   Wolfson, S ^c  

^a DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b Centre for Alcohol and Drug Studies   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031966287     PISSN: 14659891     EISSN: 14759942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14659899809053486     Document Type: Conference Paper

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