Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 531-534 , June 2004

Pilot study of abuse of asthma inhalers by middle and high school students

  • Carol J Boyd, PhD, MSN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing and Women's Studies, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (C.J.B.)
    • Substance Abuse Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (C.J.B., C.J.T., S.E.M.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Carol J. Boyd, Ph.D., M.S.N., Director, Substance Abuse Research Center, 475 Market Place, Suite D, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1649, USA.
    • ,
  • Christian J Teter, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Substance Abuse Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (C.J.B., C.J.T., S.E.M.)
    • College of Pharmacy, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (C.J.T.)
    • ,
  • Sean Esteban Mccabe, PhD, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Substance Abuse Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (C.J.B., C.J.T., S.E.M.)

,Accepted 28 July 2003.

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☆ This study was supported by the University of Michigan and development of this manuscript was supported by a National Research Service Award T32 DA 07267 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health.

PII: S1054-139X(03)00347-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.07.023

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 531-534 , June 2004

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