Prevalence of substance use among male adolescents in an urban slum area of Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh

Prevalence of substance use among male adolescents in an urban slum area of Karimnagar district, Andhra Pradesh

In recent years substance use has increased greatly throughout the world. Adolescence is the critical period when the first initiation of substance use takes place. Interventions at the adolescent age are effective to bring about lifestyle modifications. A community-based, cross-sectional study was...

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Main Authors: Prashant R Kokiwar, Gopal Rao S Jogdand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Prevalence
Substance use
Urban slum area
Online Access:http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2011;volume=55;issue=1;spage=42;epage=45;aulast=Kokiwar

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