Drug use among texas alternative school students: Findings from houston’s safer choices 2 program

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 383-387

  Peters, Ronald J ^a   Tortolero, Susan R ^a   Addy, Robert C ^a   Markham, Christine ^a   Yacoubian, George S ^b   Escobar Chaves, Liliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alternative schools; At risk; Street drugs; Students; Substance use

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; OPIATE; PHENCYCLIDINE; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEXAS;

EID: 0141893440     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2003.10400022     Document Type: Article

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