The Role of Mental Illness in Alcohol Abuse and Prescription Drug Misuse: Gender-Specific Analysis of College Students

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-47

  Lo, Celia C ^a   Monge, Allison N ^a   Howell, Rebecca J ^b   Cheng, Tyrone C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol abuse; college students; gender differences; mental illness; prescription type drug misuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME VARIABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874507659     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2013.763561     Document Type: Article

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