"I don't really like the pub [...]": Reflections on young people and pre-loading alcohol

Drugs and Alcohol Today

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 58-66

  Barton, Adrian ^a   Husk, Kerryn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking event; Night time economy; Policy; Pre loading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902442037     PISSN: 17459265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/DAT-12-2013-0055     Document Type: Article

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