Motivations for prescription drug misuse among young adults: Considering social and developmental contexts

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 208-216

  LeClair, Amy ^a   Kelly, Brian C ^b   Pawson, Mark ^c   Wells, Brooke E ^c,d   Parsons, Jeffrey T ^c,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Experience; motivations; prescription drug misuse; qualitative research; substance misuse; young adults; young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938879259     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687637.2015.1030355     Document Type: Article

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