Personal network correlates of alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use among homeless youth

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 140-149

  Wenzel, Suzanne L ^a,b   Tucker, Joan S ^b   Golinelli, Daniela ^b   Green, Harold D ^b   Zhou, Annie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Drug use; Homeless youth; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONALITY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RELATIVE; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF HELP; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HOMELESS YOUTH; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; RISK-TAKING; SAMPLING STUDIES; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 78049344123     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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