论文信息 - Regional Trends and Sex Differences of Drug Use and Attitudes of High School Students in Northeast OHIO 1977–1983

Regional Trends and Sex Differences of Drug Use and Attitudes of High School Students in Northeast OHIO 1977–1983

This study presents trend analyses of data collected from three large scale surveys using the same instrument during the years 1977, 1980, and 1983. The sampled cohort groups consisted of eleventh grade students from various high schools in Northeast Ohio. Frequency of usage, reason for taking drugs, and perceived harmfulness of thirteen categories of drugs are presented and compared with national trend data. Trend data are also presented for age of first experimentation with drugs and for several questions about drug use in the elementary grades. Sex differences in trends for all questionnaire items are analyzed.

Joseph Sylvester | P. Pascale | Fred E. Trucksis

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