'Crack down on the celebrity junkies': Does media coverage of celebrity drug use pose a risk to young people?

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 575-589

  Shaw, Rachel L ^a   Whitehead, Claire ^a   Giles, David C ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Celebrity; Health risk behaviour; Media framing; Qualitative research; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; DRUG USE; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLIC FIGURE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 78649756231     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698575.2010.515736     Document Type: Article

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