The role of religiosity in the opposition to drug use

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 429-448

  Stylianou, Stelios ^a  

^a Intercollege ^*  (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Crime seriousness; Drug use; Morality; Religiosity; Social control

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; LYSERGIDE;

ATTITUDE; DRUG USE; E-MAIL; HUMAN; MODEL; MORALITY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORALS; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 3142546251     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X03261253     Document Type: Review

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