Illicit drug use among Canadian university undergraduates

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-43

  Adlaf, Edward M ^a,b   Gliksman, Louis ^a,c   Demers, Andrée ^d,e   Newton Taylor, Brenda ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Hlth/Prev Social Research Group   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Illicit drug use; Survey; Undergraduates; University students

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; ADDICTION; DEMOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0042205959     PISSN: 08445621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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