Drug and Alcohol Attitudes and Usage among Elementary and Secondary Students.

Fournet, Glenn P.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Drug and Alcohol Attitudes and Usage among Elementary and Secondary Students.

Fournet, Glenn P.; And Others

Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v35 n3 p81-92 Spr 1990

Surveyed elementary and secondary school students (N=2,290) from four rural school districts to measure incidences and attitudes toward drug and alcohol use. Subjects' responses indicated that social learning theory was feasible theory for explaining drug involvement in the young. Suggests that intervention with drug and alcohol education programs should begin prior to onset of adolescence. (Author/PVV)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Drinking, Driving While Intoxicated, Drug Education, Drug Use, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, High School Students, Illegal Drug Use, Marijuana, Modeling (Psychology), Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Rural Schools, Smoking

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Language: English

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