Variation in drug and alcohol use among agricultural laborers: Watermelon men in the rural south

Human Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-128

  Bletzer, Keith ^a   Weatherby, Norman ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural labor; Drug and alcohol use; Home base communities; Southern United States; Work ethos

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DRUG USER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS;

EID: 85036838587     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.68.2.5242u11584773515     Document Type: Article

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