Prevalence and factors associated with Ecstasy use among college undergraduates in north of Iran-2005

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-34

  Mohtasham Amiri, Z ^a   Jafari Shakib, A ^b   Khalili Moosavi, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

^b GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

College; Ecstasy; Risk factors; Students

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ILLICIT DRUG;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLLEGE STUDENT; DIVORCE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OPIATE ADDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WIDOW;

EID: 79952620483     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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