title: Knowledge of chemical abuse and AIDS among gifted junior high school students in Little Rock.
abstract: A 12-question test was composed and administered to the seventh, eighth, and ninth grade Gifted-Talented (GT) Science Classes. A clustered stratified random sample of 66 students was selected out of the 194 students. The mean score was 70% for the eighth grade, 68% for the seventh grade, and 62% for the ninth grade. Knowledge among the students was especially deficient regarding the risk of legal drugs of abuse, i.e., cigarettes and alcohol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bracha
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bracha
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D001131:Arkansas; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires