Date of Publication
1-22-2014
Abstract
Introduction. This study collaborated with the Winooski Coalition for a Safe and Peaceful Community (WCSPC) in order to identify underlying risk factors for initiating drug use in adolescents, ages 13-18 in Winooski, Vermont by implementing focus groups with community stakeholders and agencies.
Advisor(s)
Burton Wilcke, PhD, University of Vermont College of Medicine
Kate Nugent, MA, Winooski Coalition for a Safe and Peaceful Community
Agency
Winooski Coalition for a Safe and Peaceful Community
Subjects
Access to Health Services, Adolescent Health, Educational and Community-Based Programs, Substance Abuse
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Chen, Yun-Yun Kathy; Fraher, Gia; Wetzel, Megan; Colton, Ilsley; Kalsi, Herman; Surkhabi, Weiss; Nguyen, Flang; Nugent, Kate; and Wilcke, Burton, "Factors Leading to Adolescent Drug Abuse in Winooski" (2014). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 199.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/199
Notes
Presented at the American Public Health Association 142nd Annual Meeting & Expo, New Orleans, LA, November 17, 2014 as "Factors Leading to Adolescent Drug Abuse in Winooski Vermont," by Herman Kalsi, Yun-Yun Kathy Chen, Gia Fraher, Flang Nguyen, MA, Ilsley Colton, Weiss Surkhabi, Megan Wetzel, Kate Nugent, Burton Wilcke, PhD, and Jan K. Carney, MD, MPH.