CROSS-CULTURAL STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF STUDENT DRUG USE IN THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

• NCJ Number: 16827
• Journal: Bulletin on Narcotics Volume: 26 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY-MARCH 1974) Pages: 31-42
• Author(s): D WELLISCH; J R HAYS
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 12 pages
• Corporate Author: United Nations Publications
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United Nations

Annotation

COMPARES DRUG USE OF HOUSTON STUDENTS WITH THAT OF A GROUP OF MEXICAN STUDENTS OF THE SAME AGE.

Abstract

229 SUBJECTS RANGING IN AGE FROM 15 TO 18 WERE GIVEN A MULTIPLE CHOICE DRUG QUESTIONNAIRE IN MEXICO. THE RESULTS WERE COMPARED WITH THOSE OF A GROUP OF STUDENTS IN HOUSTON. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE MOST FREQUENTLY USED SUBSTANCE BY EITHER GROUP WAS TOBACCO, FOLLOWED BY ALCOHOL.