Identifying the Prevalence and Correlates of Ecstasy and Other Club Drug (EOCD) Use Among High School Seniors

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 53-66

  Yacoubian Jr , George S ^a   Green, Meghan K ^b   Peters, Ronald J ^b  

^a McFarland Institute   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ecstasy; GHB; Ketamine; LSD

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ILLICIT DRUG; LYSERGIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242268045     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J233v02n02_04     Document Type: Article

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