Nonprescribed use of tranquilizers and use of other drugs among Brazilian students

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-23

  Opaleye, Emérita Sátiro ^a   Ferri, Cleusa P ^a   Locatelli, Danilo P ^a   Amato, Tatiana C ^a   Noto, Ana R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Antianxiety agents; Epidemiology; Gender differences; Psychoactive substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BROMAZEPAM; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; CLOXAZOLAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLURAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; TRANQUILIZER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; DRUG TRAFFIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MALE; OFF LABEL DRUG USE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; TOBACCO;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BENZODIAZEPINES; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS;

EID: 84894798028     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2013-1180     Document Type: Article

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