Alcohol and drug use among gang members: Experiences of adolescents who attend school

Journal of School Health

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 353-360

  Swahn, Monica H ^a   Bossarte, Robert M ^b   West, Bethany ^a   Topalli, Volkan ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drug use; Drugs; Gang members; Gangs

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CRIME; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRIME; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ALIENATION; STREET DRUGS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77954649195     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2010.00513.x     Document Type: Article

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