A rapid situation assessment (RSA) study of alcohol and drug use in Lebanon

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 76-85

  Karam, Elie G ^a,b   Ghandour, Lilian A ^b,c   Maalouf, Wadih E ^b   Yamout, Karim ^b,d   Salamoun, Mariana M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

^b SAINT GEORGE HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Lebanon)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^d ARGOSY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; ILLICIT DRUG; TRANQUILIZER; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEEDLE; ONSET AGE; POLICE; PRISON; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; DSM-IV; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; RECIDIVISM; ADDICTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; PRISONER; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LEBANON; MALE; PRISONERS; SAMPLING STUDIES; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954891482     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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