Online illegal drug use information: An exploratory analysis of drug-related website viewing by adolescents

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 612-630

  Belenko, Steven ^a   Dugosh, Karen L ^b   Lynch, Kevin ^b   Mericle, Amy A ^b   Pich, Michele ^b   Forman, Robert F ^b,c  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c ALKERMES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG USE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; INHALANT ABUSE; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MONITORING; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 70449103199     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730903089622     Document Type: Article

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