Nitrite inhalant abuse in antisocial youth: Prevalence, patterns, and predictors

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-143

  Hall, Martin T ^a   Howard, Matthew O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Amyl nitrite; Antisocial; Butyl nitrite; Delinquents; Poppers

Indexed keywords

NITRITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DIZZINESS; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHALANT ABUSE; INTERVIEW; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOMATIZATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68449087205     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2009.10399906     Document Type: Article

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