Alcohol, drugs, and substance use among Asian-American college students

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-42

  So, Dominicus W ^a   Wong, Frank Y ^b  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Asian Americans; Cigarettes; College students; Drug; Substance

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; LYSERGIDE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OPIATE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALANT ABUSE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TELEVISION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASIAN AMERICANS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33646161251     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2006.10399826     Document Type: Article

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