A profile of adolescent cocaine use in Northern Ireland

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-364

  McCrystal, Patrick ^a   Percy, Andrew ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cocaine use

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND;

EID: 67349139276     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.09.005     Document Type: Article

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