DRUG EXPERIENCE, ATTITUDES, AND RELATED BEHAVIOR AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS, PART 1 - MAIN FINDINGS

• NCJ Number: 17342
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 200 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: National Cmssn on Marijuana and Drug Abuse
• Corporate Author: Response Analysis
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

MULTI-DRUG STUDY WHICH RANGES OVER COMMONLY USED AND APPROVED SUBSTANCES SUCH AS CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, TO SELECTED PHARMACEUTICALS TO MORE ESOTERIC AND ILLICIT SUBSTANCES OF CURRENT CONCERN.

Abstract

THE DATA WAS GATHERED BY MEANS OF A NATIONWIDE PROBABILITY SAMPLE DESIGN TO REACH ADULTS AGE 18 AND OLDER AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGE 12-17. DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS INCLUDED AN INTERVIEW FORM FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH ADULTS, AN INTERVIEW FORM FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE TEENAGE SAMPLE, THREE DIFFERENT SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRES ON CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION, EXPERIENCE, USAGE AND USAGE PATTERNS FOR MARIJUANA, AND EXPERIENCE AND USAGE FOR HEROIN, LSD, COCAINE, AND INHALANTS. THIS DOCUMENT IS A PRESENTATION OF THE MAIN FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS. COMMENTS ARE MADE ON FINDINGS ON THE ATTITUDE CLIMATE FOR DRUGS, BELIEFS ABOUT HEROIN AND MARIHUANA, THE MEANINGS OF DRUG ABUSE, OPINIONS AND BELIEFS ABOUT THE LAW. OTHER TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE EXPERIENCE WITH PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS, CONSUMPTION OF CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AND EXPERIENCE WITH MARIHUANA, LSD, GLUE (INHALANTS), COCAINE, AND HEROIN. FOR OTHER PARTS, SEE NCJ-17339, 17389, AND 16991.