Avoiding counterproductive results: An experimental pretest of a harm reduction intervention on attitude toward party drugs among users and nonusers

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 532-547

  Whittingham, Jill R D ^a   Ruiter, Robert A C ^a   Bolier, Linda ^b   Lemmers, Lex ^b   Van Hasselt, Ninette ^b   Kok, Gerjo ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Evidence based health education; Experimental pretesting; Health education practice

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ILLICIT DRUG; STREET DRUG;

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVERSION; BEHAVIOR; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NETHERLANDS; PAMPHLETS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149173807     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826080802347685     Document Type: Article

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