Perceived drug use functions and risk reduction practices among high-risk Nonmedical users of prescription drugs

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 483-496

  Silva, Karol ^a   Kecojevic, Aleksandar ^b   Lankenau, Stephen E ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug use motives; Drug related harms; Polydrug use; Prescription drug misuse; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884657888     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022042613491099     Document Type: Article

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