Exploring General and Specific Attitudes Toward Drug Policies Among College Students

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-17

  Garland, Tammy S ^a   Bumphus, Vic W ^a   Knox, Sara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes; drug policy; marijuana

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858679411     PISSN: 08874034     EISSN: 15523586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887403410389807     Document Type: Article

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