NCJ Number
198208
Editor(s)
Richard Boreham,
Andrew Shaw
Date Published
2002
Length
27 pages
Annotation
This booklet is a summary of the report "Drug use, Smoking and Drinking Among Young People in England in 2001," which describes the prevalence and interrelatedness of these activities.
Abstract
This report summarizes the results of a survey taken in 2001 of smoking, drinking, and drug use among secondary school students, ages 11 to 15, in England. Randomly pre-selected groups were asked to complete a confidential questionnaire. Information is provided on sample design, along with tables, for example, that show the prevalence of taking drugs (found to be 29 percent of the students having ever taken drugs); proportions that had taken cannabis and Class A drugs in the past year (found to be 13 percent for cannabis); prevalence of sniffing volatile substances (found to be 4 to 9 percent); type of drugs taken at age when first took drugs; relationship between volatile substances, cannabis, smoking, drinking, and Class A drugs; awareness of drugs; knowledge of drugs; prevalence of cigarette smoking; prevalence of drinking alcohol in the last week; trends in volume and types of drinks consumed in last week; social and educational characteristics; and relationship between smoking, drinking, and drug use (found to be highly interrelated behaviors). In conclusion, a list of recent publications is provided, with a list of source contact points.