An examination of sociodemographic correlates of ecstasy use among high school seniors in the United States

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 49, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 1774-1783

  Palamar, Joseph J ^a   Kamboukos, Dimitra ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Club drugs; Ecstasy; MDMA; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; STREET DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STREET DRUGS; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84911929228     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2014.926933     Document Type: Article

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