Early age-of-onset drinking predicts prescription drug misuse among teenagers and young adults: Results from a national survey

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-30

  Hermos, John A ^a,c   Winter, Michael R ^a   Heeren, Timothy C ^a   Hingson, Ralph W ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking age of onset; Epidemiology; National survey; Prescription drug misuse; Teenagers; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349202553     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181565e14     Document Type: Article

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