Alcohol, Tobacco and Marijuana Use among Youth: An Overview of Epidemiological, Program and Policy Trends
Health Education QuarterlyPublished 1 June 1987
Lawrence Wallack, Kitty Corbett
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This work was primarily supported by a contract from the National Institute of Health, which funded the research of Dr. Lawrence Wallack and Dr. Kitty Corbett.
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Dr. Lawrence Wallack is an assistant Professor at the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California. Dr. Kitty Corbett is on the faculty of the School of Liberal Arts, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, California. She is also a Research Associate, Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. Work on this article was primarily supported by a contract from the National Insti-
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