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Komro, Kelli A.; Flay, Brian R.; Hu, Frank Bingchang; Zelli, Arnaldo; Rashid, Jamila; Amuwo, Shaffdeen – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1998
Explores sources of drugs and weapons for a group of pre-adolescents living in disadvantaged neighborhoods in Chicago using a focus group and a self-administered survey. At least one-third of the sample of fifth-grade students responded that it was easy for people their age to obtain each of the products. Neighborhood sources were the most likely…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Drinking, Drug Use, Family Environment
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Codina, G. Edward; Yin, Zenong; Katims, David S.; Zapata, Jesse T. – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 1998
Identifies characteristics related to marijuana use among high and low academic achieving Mexican American students. Results are discussed in terms of psychological risk factors for both males and females. (Author/MKA)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Depression (Psychology)
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Sessa, Frances M. – Journal of College Student Development, 2005
Differences between residential and commuter first-year male college students were examined with respect to students' perceptions of the parent-child relationship and its influence on students' use of alcohol and marijuana. Fifty residential and 57 commuter students completed questionnaires to assess their perceptions of parenting and the…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Student Attitudes, Questionnaires, Child Rearing
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Watson, Donnie W. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2004
The literature provides ample evidence of the relationship of substance abuse to crime. Research over the last 20 years has established a strong correlation between substance abuse and juvenile delinquency (held, 1998). Currently, there are more than 350,000 juveniles on probation and in continuing care programs in the U.S. who have substance…
Descriptors: Correlation, Crime, Delinquency, Substance Abuse
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Sim, Tiffanie; Jordan-Green, Lisa; Lee, Jieun; Wolfman, Jade; Jahangiri, Ava – Journal of American College Health, 2005
College students' ecstasy (MDMA) use increased significantly in recent years, yet little is known about these students. In this study, the authors used the Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies (CORE) survey to compare 29 college students who had used ecstasy and other illicit drugs with 90 students who had used marijuana and no other illicit…
Descriptors: Peer Acceptance, College Students, Marijuana, Age Differences
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Grov, Christian; Bimbi, David S.; Nanin, Jose E.; Parsons, Jeffrey T. – Journal of Drug Education, 2006
Reported rates of recreational drug use among gay and bisexual men are currently rising. Although there has been much empirical research documenting current trends in drug use among gay and bisexual men, little research has empirically contrasted differential rates across urban epicenters, while even less has addressed racial or ethnic variation…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Pacific Islanders, Males, Homosexuality
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Slater, Michael D.; Kelly, Kathleen J.; Edwards, Ruth W.; Thurman, Pamela J.; Plested, Barbara A.; Keefe, Thomas J.; Lawrence, Frank R.; Henry, Kimberly L. – Health Education Research, 2006
This study tests the impact of an in-school mediated communication campaign based on social marketing principles, in combination with a participatory, community-based media effort, on marijuana, alcohol and tobacco uptake among middle-school students. Eight media treatment and eight control communities throughout the US were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Prevention, Marketing, Mass Media Effects
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Tawil, Sobhi – Comparative Education Review, 2006
This article documents patterns of take-up of traditional religious and primary school education in Chefchaouen, one of the most disadvantaged provinces in Morocco located in the impoverished northwestern region of the country. First, the author provides some background on the socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of the province of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Change, Educational Demand, Costs
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Jowers, Keri L.; Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Gately, Sherry – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2007
Public schools are under increased pressure to implement evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs. A number of model programs have been identified, but little research has examined the effectiveness of these programs when "brought to scale" or implemented district-wide. The current paper summarizes the application of the Adelman and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Student Attitudes, Drug Education, Prevention
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E. – National Institutes of Health, 2006
Substance use by American young people has proven to be a rapidly-changing phenomenon, requiring frequent assessments and reassessments. Since the mid-1960s it has remained a major concern for the nation. Smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality, both during adolescence as well as later in life. How…
Descriptors: Narcotics, Substance Abuse, Grade 8, Grade 10
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Diamond, Guy; Panichelli-Mindel, Susan M.; Shera, David; Dennis, Mike; Tims, Frank; Ungemack, Jane – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2006
Objective: The purpose of the current study to assist in understanding the prevalence and clinical correlates of psychiatric distress in adolescents seeking outpatient services for marijuana abuse or dependency. Methods: In a multi-site randomized clinical trial, 600 adolescents and their parents were assessed at intake using the Global Appraisals…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Marijuana, Substance Abuse, Psychiatry
Gfroerer, Joseph; And Others – 1995
This report presents the first results from the 1994 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, showing trends since the 1970s and providing information to identify population groups for which prevention and treatment interventions could have greatest impact. These preliminary results indicate that the number of illicit drug users has not changed…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Data Collection, Drinking, Drug Abuse
Heritage, Jeannette – 1990
This study involved the third administration of a survey of drug and alcohol use among students at Middle Tennessee State University. The original study was completed in 1977 (N=1,551), the second in 1983 (N=1,198), and the third in 1987 (N=1,535). Findings from the 1987 survey revealed that females and fraternity and sorority members were…
Descriptors: College Students, Drinking, Drug Use, Fraternities
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Olson, Gary A. – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1986
Discusses findings of a survey of 1,021 college English students about personal habits associated with the composing process. Reports many students use or used marijuana (36 percent) and alcohol (49 percent) while composing their papers, and that similarly high numbers compose while listening to music or watching TV. Suggests students should learn…
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, College English, Drug Use, Educational Research
Meth, Marcia; Chalmers, Rebecca – 2002
The report aims to describe chronic drug users, emerging drugs, new routes of administration, varying use patterns, changing demand for treatment, drug-related criminal activity, drug markets, and shifts in supply and distribution patterns. Pulse Check regularly addresses four drugs of serious concern: heroin, crack cocaine/powder cocaine,…
Descriptors: Adults, Cocaine, Counseling, Drug Addiction
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