A cross-sectional probability survey of Ontario students (N=3,870) in grades 7, 9, 11, and 13 examined the prevalence of alcohol and drug problems and the proportion of those with problems who receive treatment or report a need for treatment. Findings indicated serious problems resulting from alcohol or drugs. Discusses implications for preventing…

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…

Alcohol and drug abuse were viewed as a clear way of demonstrating personal or social sophistication in a Canadian secondary school. Neither the school nor the local community had developed a strategy for dealing with the problem of substance abuse among the students. The program described in this report was designed to reduce the level of alcohol…