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Megan E. Patrick; Richard A. Miech; Lloyd D. Johnston; Patrick M. O’Malley – Institute for Social Research, 2024
Monitoring the Future (MTF) is an ongoing research program conducted at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research under a series of investigator-initiated research grants from the National Institute on Drug Abuse beginning in 1975. The integrated MTF study includes annual surveys of nationally-representative samples of 8th, 10th,…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse, Adults, Young Adults
Schulenberg, John E.; Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Miech, Richard A.; Patrick, Megan E. – Institute for Social Research, 2019
This volume presents new 2018 findings from the U.S. national Monitoring the Future (MTF) follow-up study concerning substance use among the nation's college students and adults from ages 19 through 60. The authors report 2018 prevalence estimates on numerous illicit and licit substances, examine how substance use differs across this age span, and…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, At Risk Persons, Health Behavior
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E. – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2009
Since the mid-1960s, when illicit drug use burgeoned in the normal youth population, substance use by American young people has proven to be a rapidly changing phenomenon. Smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality, both during adolescence as well as later in life. How vigorously the nation responds to…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Use, Grade 12, Grade 10
Johnston, Lloyd D.; O'Malley, Patrick M.; Bachman, Jerald G.; Schulenberg, John E. – National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2008
Since the mid-1960s, when illicit drug use burgeoned in the normal youth population, substance use by American young people has proven to be a rapidly changing phenomenon. Smoking, drinking, and illicit drug use are leading causes of morbidity and mortality, both during adolescence as well as later in life. How vigorously the nation responds to…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Substance Abuse, Smoking, Narcotics
Russell, Keith C. – 2001
Outdoor behavioral healthcare (OBH) programs treat adolescents with emotional, behavioral, and substance abuse problems using wilderness therapy and related therapeutic and educational curricula. Elements of OBH are designed to reveal and address problem behaviors, foster personal and social responsibility, and enhance clients' emotional growth.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Problems
Fulkerson, Jayne A.; Harrison, Patricia A.; Beebe, Timothy J. – 1997
This report uses text, graphs, and tables to present findings of a 1996 survey of 575 adolescents voluntarily participating in residential behavioral treatment facilities in Minnesota. Compared with public school students, these adolescents were: 62 percent male, more likely to be of color, especially American Indian, and twice as likely as other…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders