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Download full textBuckhalt, Joseph A.; And Others – 1990
Designed as a handout for a poster presentation, this paper describes a drug prevalence survey used in Alabama, and methods of establishing drug abuse prevention programs. All students in grade 7, 9, and 11 in the state (N=140,000+) completed a 466-variable drug prevalence survey. The survey identified rates of use for 14 substances, including…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Crisis Intervention, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Washington, DC. School Improvement Programs. – 1995
Like many other southern states, Alabama faces serious social and economic challenges. The 1993 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, undertaken to assess the prevalence of health-risk behaviors among students grades 9 through 12 across the United States, found that of all Alabama students: 18.2% reported that someone had offered, sold or given them illegal…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Drinking, Drug Abuse
