Internet addiction as an important predictor in early detection of adolescent drug use experience-implications for research and practice

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-84

  Fisoun, Virginia ^a   Floros, Georgios ^b   Siomos, Konstantinos ^c   Geroukalis, Dimitrios ^d   Navridis, Klimis ^e  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Hellenic Association for the Study of Internet Addiction Disorder   (Greece)

^d Hippocrates Center for Drug Abuse Prevention   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Internet addiction; Personality; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET ADDICTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESEARCH; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STREET DRUGS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84862837536     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e318233d637     Document Type: Article

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