STUDENTS SELF-REPORTED SUBSTANCE USE BY GRADE LEVEL AND GENDER

Authors
NAGEL L MCDOUGALL D GRANBY C
Citation
L. Nagel et al., STUDENTS SELF-REPORTED SUBSTANCE USE BY GRADE LEVEL AND GENDER, Journal of drug education, 26(3), 1996, pp. 289-294
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse
Journal title
Journal of drug education → ACNP
ISSN journal
00472379
Volume
26
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
289 - 294
Database
ISI
SICI code
0047-2379(1996)26:3<289:SSSUBG>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Over 900 students in the rural northwest at the fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth grade levels were surveyed for alcohol and drug use. The su rvey instrument measured self-reported usage of seventeen substances. The descriptive statistical results are reported by gender as well as grade-level usage rates. Discussion includes targeting drug prevention programs for specific grade and gender levels based upon the results.