Abstract
This survey attempted to elicit from youth in a Columbus, Georgia, High School present knowledge and attitudes of the drug culture. The student body composed of 1,167 students, freshmen through seniors, were surveyed. The results revealed that 63% of the student body possessed knowledge of the drug culture with very little difference from one grade to the next. Of notable interest was the high degree of knowledge concerning legality and subsequent attitudes concerning law enforcement. In comparing grade levels for differences in knowledge about drugs, it was found that the sophomore and junior classes were more informed on general items than freshmen and senior classes. The freshman class, as would be expected, deviated more from the mean on the questionnaire than did upper classmen. The survey calls for understanding, openness, and re-evaluation of current drug programs in the schools.
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