A review of school drug policies and their impact on youth substance use

Health Promotion International

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-234

  Evans Whipp, Tracy ^a   Beyers, Jennifer M ^b   Lloyd, Sian ^a   Lafazia, Andrea N ^b   Toumbourou, John W ^a   Arthur, Michael W ^b   Catalano, Richard F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent substance use; School drug policy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ILLICIT DRUG;

ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT STUDY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; POLICY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SCHOOLS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2642564309     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/dah210     Document Type: Review

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