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Themes in the Literature on the Antecedents of Adolescent Drug Use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Collette Walsh  and
James G. Barber
Collette Walsh
Affiliation:
Department of Behavioural Sciences, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville 4881
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Abstract

The literature on the antecedents of drug abuse is reviewed and a number of general themes are extracted. Based on these themes, directions for primary prevention programs are identified.

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Research Article
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Children Australia , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , 1988 , pp. 17 - 20
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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