Family structure and adolescent drug use: An exploration of single-parent families

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2099-2113

  Hemovich, Vanessa ^a   Crano, William D ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Divorce; Family relations; Father child relations; Inhalant abuse; Marijuana

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAUGHTER; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PARENT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; FAMILY; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 72949124600     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080902858375     Document Type: Article

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