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Peer reviewedRegister, Charles A.; Williams, Donald R.; Grimes, Paul W. – Education Economics, 2001
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey Youth Cohort, estimates probability of drug use (illicit drugs, hard drugs, and marijuana only) across racial groups in relation to formal educational attainment. Adolescent drug use (in all three categories) reduces their educational attainment by about 1 year. (Contains 21 references.) (MLH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Human Capital
