Patterns of psychoactive substance use among Arab secondary school students in Israel

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1489-1506

  Azaiza, Faisal ^a   Shoham, Meyrav ^a   Bar Hamburger, Rachel ^b   Abu Asbeh, Khaled ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Israel Anti Drug Authority   (Israel)

^c Massar Institute for Strategic Planning and Consulting   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arab adolescents; Drugs; Psychoactive substance use; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ARAB; COGNITION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; PERSONALITY; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ARABS; COGNITION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 50649100649     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802237878     Document Type: Article

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