Illicit drugs and the media: Models of media effects for use in drug policy research

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 397-402

  Lancaster, Kari ^a   Hughes, Caitlin E ^a   Spicer, Bridget ^a   Matthew Simmons, Francis ^a   Dillon, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agenda setting; Framing; Illicit drug; Media effect; Policy

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG CONTROL; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS MEDIUM; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RESEARCH; RISK; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH; RISK; STREET DRUGS;

EID: 79959970972     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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