Comparability of Drug Abuse Rating Scales

Drug histories of 144 college students were rated on five different scales of degree of drug use. The scales were based on frequency of marijuana use, life style, and nature of marijuana use, number of drugs used, types of drugs used, and over-all involvement with drugs. While significant intercorrelations were obtained, the most consistent scales were those that took into account life style, history, and over-all involvement rather than simply drug type or single drug frequency. It was concluded that many individual Ss would be misclassified in regard to this position-toward-drug-use by ratings based only on drug type or frequency.

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Use of Abnormal and Health Psychology as Topics in a Classroom Format to Reduce Alcohol and other Drug Abuse among College Students at Risk

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2001.89.3.728 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 89 (3) ◽

pp. 728-730 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

William M. Miley

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Health Psychology ◽

At Risk ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Negative Symptoms ◽

Well Being ◽

Good Health ◽

Unhealthy Lifestyle ◽

College Credit

This study was done to assess whether classes containing topics derived from two college courses, Abnormal Psychology and Health Psychology, could be used in a class room format to reduce alcohol and other drug abuse among at-risk college students. Topics covered included stress and stress management, alcohol and other drug use and abuse, chronic illnesses and psychological disorders that develop from an unhealthy lifestyle, and factors that play a role in good health and well-being. Students were enrolled in a semester-long course for college credit as an alternative to punitive sanctions for on-campus alcohol violations and other drug violations. The Midwest Institute on Drug Use Survey and the CORE Alcohol and Drug Survey were administered on the first and last days of class. Analysis indicated a significant self-reported reduction in drug use and associated negative symptoms and behavioral effects. Women were more likely to report reductions in drug use than men.

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Tridimensional Personality Traits of College Student Marijuana Users

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2003.92.2.661 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 92 (2) ◽

pp. 661-666 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Robert L Hale ◽

Shawn Whiteman ◽

Katrina Muehl ◽

Ellen Faynberg

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

College Student ◽

Drug Use ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Analysis Of Variance ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

Personality Questionnaire ◽

Novelty Seeking ◽

Student Volunteers ◽

The Mean

The present study examined the possibility that marijuana use among college students might be associated with particular personality traits. College student volunteers ( N = 176) were administered the Tridimensional Personality Questionnaire and a drug-use questionnaire. Analysis of variance showed that the mean score on Novelty Seeking was significantly higher and on Persistence significantly lower among lifetime marijuana users than among nonmarijuana using peers. Programs for prevention among college students may be enhanced by approaches tailored to individuals scoring high on Novelty Seeking and low on Persistence.

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Marijuana Use and Personal Values of College Students

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1980.47.3.903 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 47 (3) ◽

pp. 903-906

Author(s):

Robert D. Hindelang ◽

Roderick S. Carman

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Drug Use ◽

Personal Values ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Marijuana Use

For 103 college students, personal values for peer affection and independence were examined in relation to marijuana use. It was hypothesized that amount of marijuana use would correlate positively with values for independence and negatively with values for peer affection, and such correlations were found among users, reaching statistical significance in the case of values for independence. No difference was found between users and non-users. The results are interpreted to support the notion that personal values may be predictive of pattern of drug use in such populations.

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Campus Attitudes toward Alcohol and Drugs in a Deep Southern University

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/2elc-ta3q-w408-7hjv ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 203-213 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Elaine Globetti ◽

Gerald Globetti ◽

Charles L. Brown ◽

John T. Stem

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Substance Abuse ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Public University ◽

Deep South ◽

Alcohol And Drug Use ◽

Alcohol And Drugs ◽

Alcohol And Drug Abuse ◽

Southern University

In our zeal to deal with alcohol and drug abuse, we may have a distorted picture of what the majority of college students actually think about alcohol and drug use. Students in this study done at a public university located in the Deep South report being generally intolerant of substance abuse.

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Prevalence and Patterns of Drug Abuse among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

International Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.33140/ijp/01/01/00003 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Drugs Of Abuse ◽

Male Students ◽

Lifetime Prevalence ◽

Health Concern ◽

Tertiary Institutions ◽

Ogun State ◽

Nigerian Students

Background: In recent time, there has been a rise in the use of alcohol and psychoactive substances and the associated consequences among Nigerian students in tertiary institutions. Despite being a major public health concern, there are few studies that examined prevalence of alcohol and drug use among students of different tertiary institutions at the same point in time. Method: The self-administered WHO Student Drug Use Questionnaire was used to collect data on drug use among 1233 college students from the Federal College of Education, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and University of Agriculture all in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Results: The lifetime prevalence of use of one or more drugs of abuse was 69.2%. The highest lifetime prevalence rates were for alcohol (34.3%), tobacco (14.4%), hypnosedatives (8.8%) and cannabis (6.2%). The majority of respondents who abused psychoactive drugs initiated the habit in primary and secondary school. Alcohol use was more common among male students and Christians. It was also associated with parental drug use, parental educational level and marital status. Conclusion: This study showed a high prevalence of drug abuse among the students. There is a need for more studies on drug use among college students with a view to mapping out appropriate preventive and intervention programmes in Nigeria.

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Stages of Drug Use Acquisition among College Students: Implications for the Prevention of Drug Abuse

Journal of Drug Education ◽

10.2190/d5vb-t5gx-hr5x-h59f ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 375-386 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Chudley E. Werch ◽

Betty W. Meers ◽

Joan Farrell

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Drug Use ◽

Developmental Stages ◽

Public University ◽

Frequency Of Use ◽

The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the stages of drug use acquisition among college students, and the relationship between stage status and motivation to avoid drugs and the frequency of drug use. Six hundred and sixty-nine students from a mid-size public university were selected to participate in the survey. College students were found to differ with regard to their stage of habit acquisition across five drugs. Stage status for a particular drug was associated with motivation to avoid that drug, with less motivation generally being related to greater stage advancement. Stage of acquisition for certain drugs was also found to be related to the frequency of use of other drugs, with alcohol and marijuana stage status being associated with the consumption of the greatest number of drugs. These results suggest that an acquisition stage heuristic holds promise in increasing our understanding of important developmental stages of drug use.

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