ERIC Number: ED298379
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 18
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Drug Use Survey of University of Kansas Students.
Heck, Edward J.; And Others
A survey of drug use (excluding alcohol use) within the University of Kansas student body was conducted during the spring semester of 1987. The purpose of the survey was to establish baseline information on various drug use issues among the student body that could be used for comparative and programmatic purposes. The 11-item survey was mailed to a random sample of 1,000 undergraduate and graduate/law students. Data were received from 554 students covering topics of frequencies of use of various drugs, current drug use rates, onset of use, and perceived primary sources of assistance. The results suggest that 261 students or 47% of the respondents had never used drugs other than alcohol, and that the vast majority of respondents had never used the drugs listed on the survey with the exception of marijuana. Other findings suggest that the high school years have the highest frequency of initial drug use. Responses to an item asking respondents to indicate the one primary source to which they would turn if they felt they had a drug problem suggest that the decision to use university psychological services is likely to come only after students have attempted to cope with the problem themselves or with the aid of a close friend or relative. (Results are compared to results from surveys conducted at the University of Michigan and the University of Virginia. The survey instrument is included.) (NB)
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Drug Use, Higher Education, Incidence, Marijuana
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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