Adolescents' Nonmedical Use of Prescription Medications and Other Problem Behaviors
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Coming to terms with the nonmedical use of prescription medications
In this commentary we highlight limitations with the way nonmedical use of prescription medications has been measured in U.S. national studies. We also offer an alternative way of conceptualizing the nonmedical use of prescription medications for future study.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Adolescent Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1054-139X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.03.023