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Download full textWisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1993
A two-part study involving qualitative research in the form of focus groups and a quantitative telephone survey examined the extent of drug and alcohol use by school-age children and the behaviors and attitudes surrounding it. Results indicate that Wisconsin parents are comfortable with alcohol use, considering it a part of their culture, although…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Cultural Influences
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
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
Lucey, Richard, Jr.; Marel, Rozanne; Smith, R. B.; Frank, Blanche; Schmeidler, James – 1999
This survey examined alcohol and other drug use among full- and part-time undergraduate students from 18 colleges in New York State. Students (n=4,646) completed questionnaires on demographics; working and living arrangements; academics; perceptions of campus substance abuse policies; drinking behavior and substance abuse patterns; and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, College Students, Drug Abuse
DeJong, William; Wechsler, Henry – 1998
Under the Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Act, institutions of higher education are required to review the effectiveness of their alcohol and drug prevention programs biannually. This guide offers a method for gathering and interpreting student survey data on alcohol-related problems based on the methodology of the College Alcohol Survey developed…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software
University Coll. of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford (British Columbia). – 1994
Although the question of priority training needs for workers in British Columbia's (Canada) Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) direct service and funded agencies has been examined in the past, no prior needs assessment systematically surveyed workers in all job categories throughout the province. Results were obtained for administrators, program…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Counseling, Counseling Services
