Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants: Age, Race, Gender, and Educational Attainment Patterns

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 409-420

  Pilkinton, Melinda ^a   Cannatella, Andrew ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

drug abuse; methylphenidates; prescription stimulants; Stimulant misuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860351950     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10911359.2012.664968     Document Type: Article

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