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Peer reviewedPerez, Miguel A.; Pinzon-Perez, Helda – Journal of School Health, 2000
Investigated health behaviors practiced by 10th graders in Bogota, Colombia. Data from a modified version of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicated that there was a high use of gateway substances (tobacco and alcohol) among respondents, but lower usage, when compared to U.S. students, of other mind-altering substances such as marijuana,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Drug Abuse
Download full textMikow, Victoria A. – 1994
This survey examined the behaviors associated with the six leading causes of death or disability in one state's high school youth. Participants were 2,439 9th-12th grade students. Results identified alcohol as the drug most frequently used by high school students, with over half of students having used alcohol by their senior year and almost half…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Drinking
