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Pickens, Keith – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1985
Examines the evidence on the effects of giving information about drugs as part of drug education programs. Discusses the impact of information on knowledge, attitudes, and behavior surrounding drugs and drug use. Concludes that the effects of drug information on behavior are best regarded as unpredictable. (BH)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Drug Education, Drug Use
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Isralowitz, Richard E; Anson, Jon – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1988
Examined kibbutz youth alcohol patterns and problems. Administered questionnaire on consumption and consequences of alcohol use to 54 high school-aged youth from Israeli kibbutz. Found that 69 percent of respondents reported using alcohol, with higher proportion of females than males saying they drank. Comparison with other studies showed that…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Drinking, Foreign Countries, High School Students
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Isralowitz, Richard E.; And Others – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1993
Administered questionnaire on college student drinking problems and attitudes to 167 Australian college students. Compared results to those obtained in previous studies of students in United States and Singapore. Found number of significant sex differences in drinking patterns and behaviors of Australian college men and women. Australian subjects…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Cross Cultural Studies
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Grobe, Cary; Campbell, Elaine – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1990
Attempted to discover patterns of alcohol, drug, and tobacco use among public school children in New Brunswick using Provincial School Drug Survey (PSDS), an existing large-scale assessment. Recoded variables in PSDS dataset to derive profiles of typical tobacco, cannabis, and alcohol users. Found increase in predictive accuracy of regression…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Cocaine