The influence of age and gender on party drug use among young adults attending dance events, clubs, and rock festivals in Belgium

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1899-1915

  Van Havere, Tina ^a   Vanderplasschen, Wouter ^b   Broekaert, Eric ^b   De Bourdeaudhui, Ilse ^b  

^a Vereniging voor Alcohol en Andere Drugproblemen (Association for Alcohol and Other Drug Problems)   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Age and gender; Combined use; Drug use; Nightlife

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BELGIUM; DANCING; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 72849108072     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080902961393     Document Type: Article

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