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Paredes, Valerie; Cantu, Vanessa C.; Graf, Noreen M. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2013
This study is designed to examine the effects of reality television and alcohol-related beliefs and behaviors of Hispanic college students (N = 285). Reality television is a new form of media that is gaining popularity and provides increased exposure to glamorized alcohol use. There is a lack of research studies focused on the impact that reality…
Descriptors: Television Viewing, Mass Media Effects, Hispanic American Students, College Students
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Helm, Herbert W., Jr.; Lien, Lisa M.; McBride, Duane C.; Bell, Brandon – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2009
This article provides information on a decade of trends and prevalence of substance use at a Midwestern prohibitionist university. Trends were based on three data collection times, 1995, 2000, and 2005. This information was compared with results of a number of national surveys to identify trends in the data. Total averages for the prohibitionist…
Descriptors: Higher Education, National Surveys, Drug Use, Alcohol Abuse
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office of Applied Studies. – 2003
This report presents findings on underage alcohol use (i.e., alcohol use among persons under the age of 21) from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA). The NHSDA asks respondents about the quantity and frequency of their alcohol use in the past month. The NHSDA also asks about problems or behaviors associated with their alcohol use…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office of Applied Studies. – 2001
This report presents information from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) on rates of use, numbers of users, and other measures related to illicit drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, and other forms of tobacco. This report includes separate chapters that summarize the findings of the survey on five topics: use of illicit drugs; use of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Incidence, Prevention
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Golub, Andrew; Johnson, Bruce D. – American Journal of Public Health, 2001
Examined 1979-97 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse data to investigate the probabilities of progression through a sequence of stages of substance use. Progression to marijuana and hard drugs was uncommon in people born before World War II. The stages phenomenon emerged with the baby boom and peaked among people born around 1960.…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Alcohol Abuse, Developmental Stages, Drinking
Greenblatt, Janet C. – 2000
Findings from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) show a substantial decrease in alcohol use by youth during the past decade. Yet despite these trends, an estimated 1 in 5 teenagers were current alcohol drinkers and 1 in 13 were binge alcohol drinkers. This report provides data showing the relationship between emotional state,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Problems, Drinking
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office of Applied Studies. – 2002
This document presents the technical appendices and selected data tables from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Included are a description of the survey; statistical methods and limitations of the data; effects of changes in survey protocol on trend measurement; key definitions for the 1999-2001 survey years; and other sources of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Cocaine, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation