Overestimation of peer substance use: Additional perspectives

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 886-888

  Borsari, Brian ^a,b   Carey, Kate B ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; College; Perceived norms; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84859342640     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03773.x     Document Type: Note

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