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 Vol. 12 No. 3, September 2004
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AAP Grand Rounds 12:37-38 (2004)
© 2004 American Academy of Pediatrics

COMPUTERS AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES

"You’ve Got Drugs!"

Sources: (1) Bleakley A, Merzel CR, VanDevanter NL, et al. Computer access and Internet use among urban youths. Am J Public Health. 2004; 94:744–746.[Abstract/Free Full Text] (2) "You’ve got drugs!" Prescription drug pushers on the internet. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. February, 2004. Available online at www.casacolumbia.org/pdshopprov/shop/category.asp?catid-2 (Last accessed June 1, 2004).

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The authors of the first article, from Columbia University, report on a study in New York City, part of a larger study of sexually transmitted disease, in which they examined the extent of Internet use for obtaining health information in 2 inner-city neighborhoods. The racial mix and economic status of these 2 neighborhoods were comparable. Surveys were conducted by trained interviewers at 6 high-traffic locations in each neighborhood at various times in order to maximize the likelihood of obtaining a representative sample of the target population of 15- to 30-year-olds. The final sample consisted of 285 individuals, of whom 51% were female, 81% . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Stanley I. Fisch, MD, FAAP
Private Practice, Harlingen, TX

 





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