Benjamin Harris Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Post-conflict Liberia; Focus groups; Children and adolescents; Substance use; School
AM Dogliotti College of Medicine, University of Liberia, Monrovia, Liberia
Benjamin Harris, (flourished 1673–1716), English bookseller and writer who was the first journalist in the British-American colonies. An ardent Anabaptist and Whig, Harris published argumentative pamphlets in London, especially ones attacking Roman Catholics and Quakers, and in 1679 he joined Titus Oates in exposing the Popish Plot. In 1686, to escape fines and further imprisonment, he fled to Boston, where he established a successful bookstore and coffeehouse with his son Vavasour
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Samuel J Pullen, Liana Petruzzi, Brittany CL Lange, Lindsey Parnarouskis, Silvia Dominguez, Benjamin Harris, Nicole Quiterio, Michelle P Durham, Gondah Lekpeh, Burgess Manobah, Siede P Slopadoe, Veronique C Diandy, Arthur J Payne, David C Henderson and Christina PC Borba
Objective: Substance use is a significant and common problem among school-aged youths throughout Africa. Like other countries on this continent, the West-African nation of Liberia is recovering from civil war. A well-educated population of young people is critical to the recovery efforts and long-term success of Liberia. Substance use by school-aged youths has important public health consequences that could undermine Liberia’s post-conflict recovery efforts. We wanted to better understand the culturally ... view moreĀ»