This study reports on the use of drugs among a sample of high school students in a small rural community. The users were primarily males who were somewhat estranged from such significant primary groups as the home, the church, and the community. Several differences between black and white students were noted. More black males than white males used drugs; the converse was the case among females. Family variables had less influence on use among blacks; religion had more of an effect.
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GlobettiGerald, “The Use of Alcohol Among High School Students in an Abstinence Setting,”Pacific Sociological Review, 12(2), Fall 1969.
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A complete set of tables can be secured from the authors upon request.
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It will be noted that the percentages quoted add up to more than the 21 per cent reporting use, a fact explained by some students using two or more drugs.
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The same type of trend has been found among problem drinkers in the community studied. GlobettiGerald, “Problem and Non-Problem Drinking Among High School Students in Abstinence Communities,” accepted for publication in International Journal of the Addictions.
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DeschinCelia S., Teenagers and Venereal Disease, Atlanta: U.S. Public Health Service, 1961.
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