An experiment to enhance the reporting of drug use by arrestees

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-76

  Wish, Eric D ^a   Gray, Thomas ^a   Sushinsky, Jonathan ^a   Yacoubian, George S ^a   Fitzgerald, Nora ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; OFFENDER; SELF REPORT; TOBACCO; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0034079670     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260003000104     Document Type: Article

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