Perception of drug addiction among Turkish university students: Causes, cures, and attitudes

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Çirakoǧlu, Okan Cem ^a   Işin, Güler ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitude; Cannabis; Cocaine; Drug addiction; Heroin; Lay theories

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PERCEPTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SENSATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 9244259112     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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