Changing patterns of drug use among high school seniors (1976-1995) who entered military service: Implications for drug abuse prevention

The nation's high school seniors are using fewer drugs than any class since 1975, a report from the National Institute on Drug Abuse showed. Researchers said they were particularly encouraged by results showing a drop in cocaine use for the second year in a row, and the beginnings of a reversal in the soaring use of crack, an inexpensive, refined form of cocaine. However, the war against drugs is far from over, with more than half of all students using an illegal substance at least once before graduating, said Charles R. Schuster, NIDA director. Moreover, drug use remains at a very high level among high school dropouts, he said. The survey polled 16,300 high school seniors from 135 schools nationwide.

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Drug Abuse Prevention Education: What is Realistic for Schools?

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/acj3-c0yc-mfpk-f04y ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 323-329 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Margaret A. Sheppard

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Social Problem ◽

Abuse Prevention ◽

Drug Abuse Prevention ◽

Prevention Education

Whenever a social problem needs correcting, education is the first idea put forth. In the area of drug abuse is education the answer? An exploration of some causes of drug use are undertaken and ideas put forth as to where education could impact on these causes.

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Investigating the Online Game-based and Group-Based Flipped Online Learning of Drug Abuse Prevention on Learning Achievement Among Grade 10 Students in Bangkok, Thailand

ACPES Journal of Physical Education, Sport, and Health (AJPESH) ◽

10.15294/ajpesh.v1i2.48083 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 96-103

Author(s):

Sununta Srisiri ◽

Songmongkorn Mootin

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Online Learning ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Flipped Classroom ◽

Individual Learning ◽

Abuse Prevention ◽

Drug Abuse Prevention ◽

Online Game ◽

Game Based Learning ◽

Learning Achievement

This study was examined the effect of the online Game-based learning versus the Group-Based Flipped Classroom online learning experiences about drug abuse prevention on the learning achievement among grade 10 students in Bangkok, Thailand. Classroom action research was implemented among grade 10 students at high school in Bangkok selected through purposive. Two comparable classrooms were assigned to either the online game-based learning or group-based flipped online learning for 2 weeks. The instruments employed in the study consisted of: (1) a flipped classroom model with online group investigation, (2) an online game-based model as individual learning, (3) the learning achievement—drug abuse prevention cognitive test. Independent t-test was analyzed to test the effectiveness of the two interventions. It revealed there was a significant difference in the learning achievement of drug abuse prevention given to those who were exposed to online game-based learning and those who were exposed to group-based flipped classroom online learning (t= 3.945, n1= 43, n2= 39, p= 0.000). From the study, high school students who were exposed to the online game-based learning performed better to those exposed to group-based flipped classroom online learning. Teachers are to encourage students to use individual learning to improve performance.

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The Tentative Drug Use Scale: A Quick and Relatively Problem Free Outcome Measure for Drug Abuse Prevention Projects

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/xqpe-nj8c-b5df-th0v ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 381-384 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

John J. Horan ◽

John M. Williams

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Outcome Measure ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Prevention Programs ◽

Behavioral Data ◽

Abuse Prevention ◽

Drug Abuse Prevention

Difficulties involved with the evaluation of drug abuse prevention programs are numerous. The Tentative Drug Use Scale (TDUS) was designed in response to a number of specific problems associated with obtaining behavioral data. Advantages of this scale over others are discussed. Reliability and validity information are provided.

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Estimates of Intragroup Dependence for Drug Use and Skill Measures in School-Based Drug Abuse Prevention Trials: An Empirical Study of Three Independent Samples

Health Education & Behavior ◽

10.1177/109019810202900109 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 85-103 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Lawrence M. Scheier ◽

Kenneth W. Griffin ◽

Margaret M. Doyle ◽

Gilbert J. Botvin

Keyword(s):

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Intraclass Correlation ◽

Age Groups ◽

Abuse Prevention ◽

Group Norms ◽

Drug Abuse Prevention ◽

School Based ◽

Prevention Trials ◽

Social Units

Group-randomized drug abuse prevention trials customarily designate schools as the unit of assignment to experimental condition; however, students within schools remain the unit of observation. Students nestedwithin schools may show some resemblance based on common (peer) selection or school climate factors (i.e., disciplinary practices, group norms, or rules). Appropriate analyses of any treatment effects must be statisticallycorrect for the magnitude of clustering within these intact social units (i.e., intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC]). There is little reported evidence, however, of variation in ICCs that might occur with studies of raciallyor geographically diverse populations. The purpose of this study was to generate estimates of intragroupdependence for drug use and psychosocial measures (hypothesized mediators) from three separate drug abuseprevention trials. Clustering for the drug use measures averaged .02 across study and age-groups (range = .002to .053) and was equivalently small for the psychosocial measures (averaging .03 across studies and age-groups;range = .001 to .149). With few exceptions and across different samples, clustering decreased in magnitude overtime. Clustering was largest for peer smoking and drinking norms among white, suburban youth and smallestfor alcohol expectancies among urban black youth. Findings are discussed with respect to the influence of socialclimate factors and group norms in the design and analysis of school-based, drug abuse, prevention programs.

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