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McCann, Molly – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This exploratory study examined the knowledge, experience, attitude, and perceptions of drugs reported by international students from mainland China (N = 97) studying on the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada. Chinese students currently constitute the largest group of international students at universities on the West Coast, which is also the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes, Drug Abuse
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Nevirko, D. D.; Shinkevich, V. E.; Korobitsina, T. V. – Russian Education and Society, 2013
Research on narcotics use among students in Russia shows that many are under pressure become involved, and that knowledge of and willingness to participate in clinics and other sources of help are not widespread.
Descriptors: Narcotics, Drug Use, Foreign Countries, Clinics
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Manning, Paul – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2013
Aims: This article reports on findings to emerge from a project examining YouTube "drug videos" in the light of an emerging literature on the relationship between YouTube and health education. The aim of this article is to describe the variety of discourses circulated by the "drug videos" available on YouTube and to consider…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Health Education, Content Analysis, Video Technology
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Holloway, Katy; Bennett, Trevor – Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 2012
Aims: To determine the prevalence and nature of prescription drug misuse among university staff and students in the UK. Methods: In 2009, an online questionnaire regarding non-medical use of prescription drugs was completed by 1614 students and 489 staff registered at a large university in Wales. The sample data were weighted to match the…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Narcotics, Incidence, Drug Use
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Sobkin, V. S.; Abrosimova, Z. B.; Adamchuk, D. V.; Baranova, E. V. – Russian Education and Society, 2005
In this article the authors look at questions relating to school students' attitudes toward types of deviation such as smoking and the use of alcohol and narcotics. The empirical material is divided into the following topics: how widespread these forms of behavior are; motives that cause adolescents to start smoking, using alcohol, and taking…
Descriptors: Subcultures, Narcotics, Smoking, Gender Differences