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The Impact of Gender, Socioeconomic Status and Locality on the Development of Student Patterns of Alcohol Consumption and Harm
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Evans, Melissa; Lester, Leanne; Midford, Richard; Cahill, Helen Walker; Foxcroft, David; Waghorne, Robyn; Venning, Lynne – Health Education, 2019
Purpose: The consequences of problematic alcohol consumption fall heavily on Australian adolescents, with this population at increased risk of death, serious injury and other harm. Research regarding whether gender, socioeconomic status (SES) or locality play a role in young people's alcohol consumption and related harm is limited in Australia.…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Adolescents, At Risk Persons
Trends in the Prevalence of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Illegal Drug Use on School Property. National YRBS: 1991-2011
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
The national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) monitors priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. The national YRBS is conducted every two years during the spring semester and provides data representative of 9th through 12th grade…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Private Schools, Smoking, Incidence
Drug Use in a Rural Secondary School in Kenya
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Ndetei, David M.; Khasakhala, Lincoln I.; Mutiso, Victoria; Ongecha-Owuor, Francisca A.; Kokonya, Donald A. – Substance Abuse, 2010
Alcohol abuse and alcohol-related use problems among adolescents are highly prevalent and are a major concern worldwide. This study estimated the prevalence of drug abuse, knowledge about drug abuse and its effect on psychosocial well-being and induced behavioral problems among students of a public rural secondary school that admitted both girls…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Smoking, Marijuana, Incidence
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System: Selected 2011 National Health Risk Behaviors and Health Outcomes by Race/Ethnicity
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011
The national Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) monitors priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. The national YRBS is conducted every two years during the spring semester and provides data representative of 9th through 12th grade…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Ethnicity, Private Schools, Health Behavior
The Courts' View of Good Conduct Rules for High School Student Athletes.
Bartlett, Larry D. – West's Education Law Quarterly, 1993
Reviews court rulings on the issue of school authority over out-of-school conduct of student athletes and others involved in extracurricular activities. Questions why good conduct rules can be so easily justified to the satisfaction of judges, although the problems with which they are designed to deal continue to exist and grow. (MLF)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Athletes, Court Litigation, Discipline Policy
Policies and Practices Regarding Alcohol and Illicit Drugs among American Secondary Schools and Their Association with Student Alcohol and Marijuana Use. YES Occasional Papers. Paper 5
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Kumar, Revathy; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Johnston, Lloyd D. – Institute for Social Research, 2005
This paper examines school policies relating to alcohol and illicit drug use, and their associations with the prevalence of alcohol and marijuana use among students. Both "punitive" and "supportive" policies are examined. Other studies examining punitive disciplinary measures--such as close monitoring of student behavior, having various security…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Marijuana, Incidence, Drug Abuse