Good choices, great future: An applied theatre prevention program to reduce alcohol-related risky behaviours during Schoolies

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 897-902

  Quek, Lake Hui ^a   White, Angela ^a   Low, Christine ^b   Brown, Judith ^c   Dalton, Nigel ^d   Dow, Debbie ^e   Connor, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Services   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Mackay Crime Prevention Unit   (Australia)

^e Department of Communities   (Australia)

Author keywords

Applied theatre; Binge drinking; Brief intervention; Drug education program; Schoolies

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84868561443     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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