Matter but so does their substance use: The impact of social networks on substance use, offending and wellbeing among young people attending specialist alcohol and drug treatment services

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 111-117

  William Best, David ^a   Ian Lubman, Dan ^b  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adolescent treatment; offending; social identity; Social networks; treatment effectiveness; treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965026125     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687637.2016.1149148     Document Type: Article

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