Cross-national differences in drugs and violence among adolescents: Preliminary findings of the DAVI study

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 597-617

  Adlaf, Edward M ^a,b   Korf, Dirk J ^c,d   Harrison, Lana ^e,f   Erickson, Patricia ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies

^f UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ACADEMIC FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POLITICS; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33749472338     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204260603600305     Document Type: Article

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