Mobile health-based interventions on substance use among undergraduate university students: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial.
Introduction: Substance use among university students poses a significant public health challenge, increasing the risk of health complications, mortality, and poor academic performance. Early initiation of substance use is linked to adverse physical and mental health outcomes, heightened aggression,...
| Published in: | Journal of Substance Use Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 1012 - 1019 |
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| Format: | protocol tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dec2025
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