Drug use, drinking, and smoking: national survey results from high school, college, and young adults populations; 1975 - 1988
In: DHHS publication
In: ADM 89-1638
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In: ADM 87-1535
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In: ADM 85-1374
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In: ADM 82-1208
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In: ADM 79-877
In: NIDA treatment program monograph series 2
In: DHEW publication
In: ADM 77-487
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 32, Heft 12-13, S. 1637-1642
ISSN: 1532-2491
In: Journal of drug issues: JDI, Band 16, Heft 1, S. 29-66
ISSN: 1945-1369
The reasons that high school students give for their use of each of nine classes of licit and illicit substances are examined cross sectionally and over time. The data derive from the Monitoring the Future project, which involves annual surveys of large, nationally representative samples of American high school seniors. Reasons for use are found to vary substantially by drug, and also by degree of involvement with the drug; but reasons vary only to a rather limited degree by sex. An analysis of trends between 1976 and 1984 shows only a modest degree of change in the reasons given for using the various substances, despite the fact that prevalence rates for some drugs have changed substantially. Among the most commonly mentioned reasons for substance use are experimentation, social/recreational reasons, and relaxation.
In: DHHS publication 81,1066
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In: Environment and behavior: eb ; publ. in coop. with the Environmental Design Research Association, Band 40, Heft 4, S. 455-486
ISSN: 1552-390X
This article examines various aspects of school physical characteristics relating to problem behavior among students. We hypothesize that an attractive physical environment will be associated with less truancy, cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use, whereas a negative physical environment will be associated with higher levels of these behaviors. Analyses use data from nationally representative samples of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students who participated in annual surveys conducted by the Monitoring the Future project from 2000 to 2003. Analyses also use data collected from principals and field interviewers of the same schools. Results based on multilevel logistic and linear regressions indicate that students are sensitive to schools' ambience and that the association of various aspects of the school's physical environment with students' problem behaviors is greater for 10th-grade students than for 8th and 12th-grade students. The implications of these findings for school policies and practices are discussed.
In: DHHS publication no. (ADM) 83-1260
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 32, Heft 12-13, S. 1727-1732
ISSN: 1532-2491