title: Students' self-reported substance use by grade level and gender.
abstract: Over 900 students in the rural northwest at the fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth grade levels were surveyed for alcohol and drug use. The survey instrument measured self-reported usage of seventeen substances. The descriptive statistical results are reported by gender as well as grade-level usage rates. Discussion includes targeting drug prevention programs for specific grade and gender levels based upon the results.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, College of Education, Albuquerque 87131-1231, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nagel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McDougall
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Granby
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007061:Idaho / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012423:Rural Health; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013334:Students; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology