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Drug use and illnesses among eighth grade students in rural schools.
  • Published Date:
    1988 Jul-Aug
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 103(4):394-399
  • Language:
    English
Filetype[PDF-1.07 MB]


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    Public Health Rep
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  • Description:
    We examined the relationship between drug use by young adolescents and two indicators of illness, frequency of illness and numbers of days absent from school owing to illness. Data were from a general health survey of all eighth grade students enrolled in public schools in two rural Maryland counties. A total of 745 students completed a self-administered questionnaire during school hours in January 1984. Information was obtained on a variety of sociodemographic characteristics and on the students' use of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana. Correlational analyses were used to examine the relationships among cigarette smoking, beer or wine drinking, whiskey or hard liquor drinking, and marijuana use. Logistic regression was used to model the effects of drug use behaviors on the likelihood of being absent from school 3 or more days, adjusting for the student's age, sex, race, parents' education, illness frequency, and concerns about learning problems in school. We found substantial covariation among the use of cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. After adjusting for the background variables of illness, frequency, and learning problems, we found that students who are frequent cigarette smokers experienced a 2.6 risk of school absenteeism. Other drug use behaviors were not associated significantly with increased risk of missing school. Findings are discussed within the context of health-related consequences of drug use.

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  • Pubmed ID:
    3136498
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMCnull
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    MCJ 243249-01/PHS HHS/United States
  • Collection(s):
    Public Health Reports
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
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      Source:
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      Description:
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      Published Date:
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      Source:
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      Description:
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      Source:
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
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      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):411-415
      Description:
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):360-365
      Description:
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      Published Date:
      Jul-Aug 1988
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4)
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      Published Date:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):434-440
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
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      Personal Author:
      Herz, E J; Olson, L M; Reis, J S;
      Published Date:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):422-430
      Description:
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
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      Source:
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      Description:
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      Published Date:
      Jul-Aug 1988
      Source:
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      Personal Author:
      Patetta, M J; Biddinger, P W;
      Published Date:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):406-411
      Description:
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):387-393
      Description:
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):366-375
      Description:
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      Personal Author:
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      Published Date:
      1988 Jul-Aug
      Source:
      Public Health Rep. 103(4):399-405
      Description:
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