Potential exposure to anti-drug advertising and drug-related attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors among United States youth, 1995-2006

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 116-124

  Terry McElrath, Yvonne M ^a   Emery, Sherry ^b   Szczypka, Glen ^b   Johnston, Lloyd D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Marijuana; Media campaign; Substance use; Television advertising; Youth

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MARKETING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUVENILE; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78149498265     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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