Nonprescribed use of tranquilizers and use of other drugs among Brazilian students

Objectives: To describe patterns of nonprescribed use of tranquilizers by students aged 10 to 18 years and assess the sociodemographic characteristics of these adolescents and their use of other substances. Methods: A randomized and stratified sample of 47,979 students from state and private schools...

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Main Authors: Emérita S. Opaleye, Cleusa P. Ferri, Danilo P. Locatelli, Tatiana C. Amato, Ana R. Noto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2014-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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