Alcohol and social media: drinking and drunkenness while online

Critical Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 62-76

  Moewaka Barnes, Helen ^a   McCreanor, Timothy ^a   Goodwin, Ian ^b   Lyons, Antonia ^b   Griffin, Christine ^c   Hutton, Fiona ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

alcohol; intoxication; social media; social networking systems; young people

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 84947041379     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581596.2015.1058921     Document Type: Article

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