Prevalence of the addictions: A problem of the majority or the minority?

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-56

  Sussman, Steve ^a   Lisha, Nadra ^a   Griffiths, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

addiction; behavioral addiction; co occurrence; comorbidity; prevalence

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79551635298     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278710380124     Document Type: Article

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