Substance-related knowledge, attitude, and behaviour among college students: Opportunities for health education

Health Education Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-399

  Heckman, Carolyn J ^a   Dykstra, Jennifer L ^b   Collins, Bradley N ^c  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b OMNI Institute   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; drug and alcohol education; substance use prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DIAMORPHINE; NICOTINE; OPIATE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PERSONALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 83655211490     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: 17488176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0017896910379694     Document Type: Article

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