Adolescents' access to their own prescription medications in the home

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 260-264

  Ross Durow, Paula Lynn ^a   McCabe, Sean Esteban ^a   Boyd, Carol J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Controlled medications; Diversion; Epidemiology; Interview; Medication storage; Parental monitoring; Parental supervision; Prescription drugs; Prescription medications

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG STORAGE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENTS; CONTROLLED MEDICATIONS; DIVERSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTERVIEW; MEDICATION STORAGE; PARENTAL MONITORING; PARENTAL SUPERVISION; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DRUG STORAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MICHIGAN; PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84880748203     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.02.012     Document Type: Article

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