Cannabis use, beliefs about 'hard drugs' and 'soft drugs', and the ineffectiveness of anti-drug interventions in French high-schools

Health Education Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 142-153

  Peretti Watel, Patrick ^a,b  

^a OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^b INSTITUT PAOLI CALMETTES   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anti drug intervention; Beliefs; Cannabis; France

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANNABIS ADDICTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 21344448889     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690506400206     Document Type: Review

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