Decline in the use of illicit drugs by high school students in New York State: a comparison with national data.
- 1 August 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 81 (8), 1064-1067
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.81.8.1064
Abstract
A school-based epidemiological survey of the use of drugs was carried out in Spring 1988 among 7,611 adolescents representative of students in grades 7 through 12 in New York State public and private schools. This survey provides the most recent data on the use of crack in that population. Comparison with a statewide survey carried out five years earlier reveals a large decline in the use of illicit drugs in that period. This decline appears to be stronger than the decline reported for national samples.Keywords
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