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du Plessis, Karin; Corney, Tim – Youth Studies Australia, 2011
Prevalence rates and reasons for substance use were studied in a sample of 172 male construction industry apprentices who had a mean age of 20 years. Results were compared with those of men in similar age groups in Victoria, and regional and age differences were explored. Findings indicate that more metropolitan apprentices had experimented with…
Descriptors: Construction Industry, Marijuana, Cocaine, Incidence
Venuti, John Paul; Chambliss, Catherine – 2000
In this study, differential substance use between American and Australian college students was assessed through administration of a survey concerning recent use of six commonly used psychoactive substances (cigarettes, chewing tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and caffeine). Situational contexts associated with the use of each particular…
Descriptors: Cocaine, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies, Drinking