Comparison of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drug usage among school students in three Pacific Island societies

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-18

  Smith, Ben J ^a   Phongsavan, Philayrath ^a   Bauman, Adrian E ^a   Havea, Drew ^b   Chey, Tien ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Training Group of the Pacific Tonga   (Tonga)

^c LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol consumption; Federated States of Micronesia; Illicit drugs; Smoking; Tonga; Vanuatu

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG; SOLVENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUNKENNESS; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PEER PRESSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TOBACCO; TONGA; VANUATU;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONESIA; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; STREET DRUGS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TONGA; VANUATU;

CANNABIS SATIVA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PIPER METHYSTICUM;

EID: 33947227313     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.08.030     Document Type: Article

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