Is Australia 'fair dinkum' about drug education in schools?

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 421-427

  Midford, Richard ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Drug education; Harm reduction; Policy

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34250364313     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230701373842     Document Type: Article

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