Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ609462
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Perceptions of the Prevalence of Marijuana Use among College Students: A Comparison between Current Users and Nonusers.
Page, Randy M.; Scanlan, Andria
Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, v9 n2 p1-12 1999
Reports marijuana users gave significantly higher estimates of percentage of students who use marijuana. States that there is a greater risk of using marijuana among students who held the perception that it was used by more than half the students on campus. Prevention programs need to consider that marijuana users are at risk for engagement in other heath risk behaviors. (Author/JDM)
Descriptors: College Students, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Illegal Drug Use, Marijuana, Opinions, Prevention
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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