RHODE ISLAND STATEWIDE DRUG SURVEY - REPORT - STUDENT DRUG USE - A HEALTH PROBLEM OR A SOCIO-MORAL PROBLEM

• NCJ Number: 13272
• Author(s): L H RYDELL
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 254 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Rhode Island Governor's Cmtte on Delinquency and Criminal Admin
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN RHODE ISLAND CONCERNING THEIR DRUG USE HABITS AND ATTITUDES.

Abstract

AFTER DISCUSSING THE SCOPE OF THE DRUG ABUSE PROBLEM, THE DOCUMENT COVERS PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD DRUG USE, MOTIVES FOR USE AND NON-USE, AND USERS' PERCEPTIONS OF DRUG USE BY OTHERS. ONE CHAPTER FOCUSES ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS REGARDING CURRENT OR POSSIBLE APPROACHES TO CURBING DRUG USE. PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILES OF MARIJUANA USERS ARE STATISTICALLY OUTLINED. NUMEROUS CHARTS AND GRAPHS ILLUSTRATE THE DISCUSSION. APPENDED MATERIAL INCLUDES THE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, ADDITIONAL STATISTICS, AND A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING CAUSATION SEE THE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT, NCJ-013273.