Prevalence of substance use and abuse in late childhood and early adolescence: What are the implications?

The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence by gender of substance use and misuse in late childhood and early adolescence. A survey was conducted in 2013–2014 at primary and secondary schools of Padova, Veneto region, North-East Italy, on a sample of 171 pupils in 5th grade and 1325 in...

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Main Authors: Luigi Gallimberti, Alessandra Buja, Sonia Chindamo, Camilla Lion, Alberto Terraneo, Elena Marini, Luis Javier Gomez Perez, Vincenzo Baldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335515001412