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Peer reviewedNapier, Ted L.; And Others – Journal of Drug Education, 1984
Surveyed 4,859 rural adolescents to examine the relationship of peer group influence and psychosocial identification with frequency of drug use. Results strongly supported the importance of peer influence and role models in predicting illegal drug use. (JAC)
Descriptors: High School Students, Illegal Drug Use, Junior High School Students, Peer Influence
Peer reviewedNapier, Ted L.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1981
Among 492 rural Ohio high school students surveyed in 1979, 78.3% had used alcohol at least once and 51.3% had used marijuana at least once, contrasting previous research reporting low substance use among rural youth. Socio-demographic and family variables had only limited utility for understanding drug or alcohol abuse. (SB)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Demography, Drinking, Drug Use
