Perceived public stigma and stigmatization in explaining lifetime illicit drug use among emerging adults

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 516-525

  Palamar, Joseph J ^a   Halkitis, Perry N ^a   Kiang, Mathew V ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emerging adults; Illicit drug use; Religiosity; Social disapproval; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886713443     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2012.762508     Document Type: Article

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