Alcohol, drugs and Australian young people

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 245-253

  Milne, Bronwyn ^a   Bell, James ^b   Lampropoulos, Basiliki ^a,c   Towns, Susan ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b The Langton Centre   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol; Australia; Substance abuse; Young people

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EARLY INTERVENTION; EXPERIMENTATION; FAMILY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INJURY; MENTAL DISEASE; PEER GROUP; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOXICITY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 36549043403     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2007.19.3.245     Document Type: Review

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