Adolescents' motivations to abuse prescription medications

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2472-2480

  Boyd, Carol J ^a,b   McCabe, Sean Esteban ^a   Cranford, James A ^a   Young, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b 1136 Lane Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents' prescription medication abuse; Nonmedical prescription drug use

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; OPIATE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SEDATION; ADDICTION; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33947182445     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-1644     Document Type: Article

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