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Yamaguchi, Ryoko; Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M. – Institute for Social Research, 2003
Despite considerable recent public and judicial attention to the issue of drug testing, little empirical research has focused on the relationship between drug testing in schools and the actual use of illicit drugs by students. To explore this issue, we use school-level survey data about drug testing from the Youth, Education, and Society study and…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Middle Schools, Marijuana, Incidence

Spence, John C.; Gauvin, Lise – Journal of Drug Education, 1996
Using a stratified random sampling procedure, 754 student athletes were surveyed regarding drug and alcohol use in eight different sports from eight universities across Canada. Provides statistics of substances athletes reported using, including pain medications, weight loss products, anabolic steroids, smokeless tobacco products, alcohol,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Athletes, Behavior Standards, Cocaine

Wallace, John M., Jr.; Bachman, Jerald G.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Schulenberg, John E.; Cooper, Shauna M.; Johnston, Lloyd D. – Addiction, 2003
Paper examines ethnic differences in licit and illicit drug use among American 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students, with a particular focus on girls. Across ethnic groups, drug use is highest among Native American girls and lowest among black and Asian American girls. Trend data suggest that girls' and boys' drug use patterns are converging.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Grade 10, Grade 12

Gfellner, Barbara M. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 1994
Examined drug use, involvement in problem behavior, and family and peer predictors of these behaviors among Indian and white adolescents in a Canadian urban community. Found the groups had a similar rate for alcohol use; however, Indian adolescents showed higher rates and more frequent use of cigarettes, marijuana, solvents, and greater…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems
National Institute of Justice Journal, 1993
Presents results from the 1992 Drug Use Forecasting (DUF) program that measures illicit drug use among persons arrested for criminal behavior. Adult use of specific drugs, male juvenile drug use, and the role of the DUF are explored. (GLR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Cocaine, Comparative Analysis

Van Kammen, Welmoet B.; And Others – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1991
The relationship between substance use (tobacco, marijuana, and alcohol) and conduct problems and delinquency was investigated for 2,573 boys in grades one, four, and seven in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). Substance use is an indicator of boys who exhibit problem behaviors. Results are related to a developmental conceptualization of these problems.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Children, Delinquency
Fenzel, L. Mickey – Journal of College Student Development, 2005
The present study examines predictors of heavy drinking frequency and drinking-related problems among more than 600 college students. Controlling for high school drinking frequency, results of multiple regression analyses showed that more frequent heavy drinking was predicted by being male and risk factors of more frequent marijuana and tobacco…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Intervention, College Students, Risk
Shillington, Audrey M.; Lehman, Stephanie; Clapp, John; Hovell, Melbourne; Sipan, Carol; Blumberg, Elaine – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2005
Adolescence is a developmental period during which many youth experiment with risk practices. This paper examined the association of parental monitoring with a range of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use behaviors among high-risk youth, while controlling for other demographic and environmental variables previously found to be associated with AOD…
Descriptors: Runaways, Drinking, Adolescents, Youth
Rostosky, Sharon Scales; Owens, Gina P.; Zimmerman, Rick S.; Riggle, Ellen D. B. – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Analysis of data collected from 1725 9th graders from 25 rural high schools revealed that students reporting same-sex attraction or uncertainty about their attraction status also reported significantly lower GPAs, lower school belonging, and higher marijuana and alcohol use. Regression analyses confirmed that beyond the effects of GPA and…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Marijuana, Drinking, Homosexuality
Kwon, Harry T.; Wang, Min Qi; Valmidiano, Lillian L. – International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 2005
Asian Americans are one of the fastest growing minority groups in the United States. This study examined the association between several common youth risk behaviors, including cigarette use among Asian American adolescents, using data (N=408) from the 2001 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). The weighted univariate and multivariate logistic…
Descriptors: Health Education, Smoking, Marijuana, Drinking
Otsuki, Teresa A. – Journal of Drug Education, 2003
The relationship of self-esteem and depression with alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use was tested in a California statewide sample of more than 4,300 Asian American high school students comprising five subgroups: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, and Vietnamese. Estimated prevalence rates of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use among…
Descriptors: Females, Smoking, Males, Marijuana
Liu, Liang Y. – 1997
The statewide school survey monitors trends in substance use among public school students, identifies emerging problem areas, and serves as a basis of comparison for local school surveys. Chapter 1 covers "Description of Survey and Study Limitations." Chapter 2, "Comparisons with National and Other Texas Data," presents comparisons to the National…
Descriptors: Drinking, Drug Use, High School Students, Inhalants
Tortu, Stephanie; And Others – 1988
This study was conducted to determine whether gender differences exist on a number of psychosocial variables that are correlated with the use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. Subjects were 1,465 students from 22 schools in three regions of New York State who were in the seventh grade during the 1985-1986 school year. Students completed…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Decision Making, Drinking, Drug Use
Rubel, Robert J. – 1984
This paper presents a two-phase approach to drug prevention which can be implemented by the schools. Materials presented here describe aproaches taken by various schools or school districts nationwide. Phase One concerns board of education policies. The offenses of simple possession or use of a drug and possession with intent to sell are…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Discipline Policy, Drug Abuse, Illegal Drug Use
Austin, Gregory A., Ed. – 1988
This quarterly publication is prepared by the Western Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities, and summarizes recent research on adolescent drug abuse and its prevention. This issue abstracts and reviews the implications of new research dealing with substance abuse among minority youth, specifically Native Americans. The goal is to help…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies