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Download full textConstantine, Norm; And Others – 1991
This report presents findings from the Santa Clara County (California) survey of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use among Students in Grades 5, 7, 9, and 11 administered during the spring of 1991 to 5,180 students in 51 randomly selected county schools. An executive summary discusses sampling error, sample demographics, and findings on drug use…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Drug Use, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedButler, Mary Alice; And Others – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1994
This article reports on a survey of 115 schools of education and training for health professionals, inquiring into the recognition of substance abuse and substance abuse in pregnancy as a curriculum concern. Although most schools reported that substance abuse falls within their curricula, some respondents requested continuing education on the…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Curriculum, Drug Abuse, Drug Use
Mikow, 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
Buckhalt, Joseph A.; And Others – 1990
Designed as a handout for a poster presentation, this paper describes a drug prevalence survey used in Alabama, and methods of establishing drug abuse prevention programs. All students in grade 7, 9, and 11 in the state (N=140,000+) completed a 466-variable drug prevalence survey. The survey identified rates of use for 14 substances, including…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Crisis Intervention, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Pennsylvania Governor's Drug Policy Council, Harrisburg. – 1994
Given the importance of monitoring the extent of tobacco, drug, and alcohol use among students in order to formulate policy and to initiate or continue appropriate prevention and intervention programs, this report profiles one state's 6th, 7th, 9th, and 12th grade students. More than 41,000 randomly selected public school and private school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Drinking
Kirkwood, Kristian John; And Others – 1986
This document describes an Ontario, Canada study to elicit staff and student opinions about various aspects of alcohol, drug, and tobacco programs currently offered in schools. The staff sample included 2061 educators, 65 percent of whom responded. A total of 3052 students in grades 5, 6, and 8 comprised the elementary pupil sample. At the…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Behavioral Science Research, Drinking
