Alcohol and other drug use at school leavers' celebrations
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Alcohol and other drug use at school leavers' celebrations.
BACKGROUND A significant proportion of adolescents who attend celebratory events often engage in substantial alcohol and other drug use. We examined patterns, influences and impacts of drug consumption at an end of schooling life celebration. METHODS Seventeen- to 18-year-old Australians who intended to attend (n = 541) and who attended the celebration (n = 405), respectively, completed pre- ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1741-3842,1741-3850
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt087