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1986

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The Extent Of Drug Use Among High School Seniors In Tennessee, April 1985, Gary P. Martin Dec 1986

The Extent Of Drug Use Among High School Seniors In Tennessee, April 1985, Gary P. Martin

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The purpose of this study was to obtain information relative to the extent of drug use by high school seniors in Tennessee. Patterns of drug use were obtained by using a questionnaire/opinionnaire developed by Bachman, Johnston, and O'Malley of the Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The review of literature focused on patterns of drug use by seniors throughout the nation using the same questionnaire/opinionnaire. The results of the national survey were compared with the findings in Tennessee. The questionnaire was administered to a stratified random sample of 450 seniors in 15 randomly selected high schools in West, Middle, …