Are homeschooled adolescents less likely to use alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs?

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 155, Issue , 2015, Pages 97-104

  Vaughn, Michael G ^a   Salas Wright, Christopher P ^b   Kremer, Kristen P ^a   Maynard, Brandy R ^a   Roberts, Greg ^b   Vaughn, Sharon ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Homeschool; Illicit drugs; Marijuana; Substance use; Substance use disorders; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS USE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TRAFFIC; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOMESCHOOL EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOBACCO USE; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941943713     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.08.010     Document Type: Article

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