Prevalence and patterns of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among Iranian adolescents: A meta-analysis of 58 studies

Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam, Fatemeh Rakhshani, Fariba Shahraki-Sanavi, Mahdi Mohammadi, Mahmodreza Miri-Bonjar and Nour-Mohammad Bakhshani

Children and Youth Services Review, 2016, vol. 60, issue C, 68-79

Abstract: Adolescence is the critical age when adopting high-risk and health-threatening behaviors including smoking, drug and alcohol use is at its peak. Accordingly, this meta-analysis aimed to provide comprehensive nationwide estimates of tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among Iranian adolescents; and to compare their habits with other societies.

Keywords: Smoking; Drinking; Drug use; Adolescents; Iran (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.11.018

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