Nonmedical Use of Prescription Medications: An Emerging Risk Behavior Among Rural Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 407-409

  Levine, Sara B ^a   Coupey, Susan M ^b  

^a Greenwich Adolescent Medicine LLC   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT MONTEFIORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use; Nonmedical use of prescription medications; Rural adolescents

Indexed keywords

CLONAZEPAM; COCODAMOL; DIAZEPAM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; LORAZEPAM; METHYLPHENIDATE; OXYCODONE; PERCOCET; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; DRUG LABELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VERMONT;

EID: 62549106591     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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