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Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Poster presentation

Screening and brief counseling among young adults: comparison of college students, community college students, and persons not in school

Authors: Ralph Hingson, Wenxing Zha, Aaron White, Bruce Simons-Morton

Published in: Addiction Science & Clinical Practice | Special Issue 2/2015

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The objectives are to explore proportions of 4-year and community college freshmen and same-age, non-college peers who 1) saw a physician in the past year; 2) were asked and advised about substance use and other behavioral health risks; and 3) were asked to reduce or stop substance use and change other risky behaviors. …
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Metadata
Title
Screening and brief counseling among young adults: comparison of college students, community college students, and persons not in school
Authors
Ralph Hingson
Wenxing Zha
Aaron White
Bruce Simons-Morton
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-10-S2-P7

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