Perception vs. Reality: An Investigation of the Misperceptions Concerning the Extent of Peer Novel Drug Use

Journal of Drug Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 97-120

  Sanders, Amber ^a   Stogner, John M ^a   Miller, Bryan Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; CATHINONE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE; SALVINORIN A;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; EATING DISORDER; EMPIRICISM; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HUMAN; MISPERCEPTION; PEER PRESSURE; PERCEPTION; SALVIA DIVINORUM; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUBSTANCE USE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; DESIGNER DRUGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900419132     PISSN: 00472379     EISSN: 15414159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/DE.43.2.a     Document Type: Article

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