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Patterns of Alcohol and Other Drug Use Associated with Major Depression among Gay Men Attending General Practices in Australia
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Holt, Martin; Bryant, Joanne; Newman, Christy E.; Paquette, Dana M.; Mao, Limin; Kidd, Michael R.; Saltman, Deborah C.; Kippax, Susan C. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2012
Our aim was to clarify the role of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in major depression among gay men attending general medical practices. A secondary analysis was conducted on survey data collected from 531 gay men attending high-HIV-caseload general practices in Adelaide and Sydney, Australia. The survey contained demographic, social,…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Foreign Countries, Homosexuality, Depression (Psychology)
Drug Education: The Effects of Giving Information.
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Pickens, Keith – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1985
Examines the evidence on the effects of giving information about drugs as part of drug education programs. Discusses the impact of information on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior surrounding drugs and drug use. Concludes that the effects of drug information on behavior are best regarded as unpredictable. (BH)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Drug Education, Drug Use
Drug Use and Drug Users: Attitudes and Behaviors of a Group of Western Australian Rotarians.
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Bunbury, Jennifer; Cowling, Jane – Journal of Drug Education, 1980
While most Rotarians had realistic perceptions of the extent of their own drug use, there were discrepancies in their attitudes regarding the treatment they suggested for various drug users. Overall, illicit drug users were viewed less favorably than users of the legal drugs. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Drug Use
Who Is Using What in the Public Schools: The Interrelationships among Alcohol, Drug and Tobacco Use by Adolescents in New Brunswick Classrooms.
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Grobe, Cary; Campbell, Elaine – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1990
Attempted to discover patterns of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use among public school children in New Brunswick using Provincial School Drug Survey (PSDS), an existing large-scale assessment. Recoded variables in PSDS dataset to derive profiles of typical tobacco, cannabis, and alcohol users. Found increase in predictive accuracy of regression…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Cocaine