Use of alcohol, tobacco and non-prescription drugs among Jamaican high school students
West Indian med. j
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46(4): 111-114, Dec. 1997.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
The prevalence of alcohol, tobacco and non-prescription drug use was investigated among 2,417 Jamaican high school students (1,063 boys, 1,354 girls). 1,317 were grade 10 (form four or 16 years old) and 1,100 were grade 11 (form five or 17 years old); 1,072 and 1,345 were from rural and urban schools, respectively; and 1,126 and 1,291 were children of professionals and non-professionals, respectively. The prevalence of alcohol and tobacco use was 50.2and 16.6, respectively; and there was a high level of non-prescription drug use paracetamol (85.7), aspirin (76.7), multivitamins (41.9) and bismuth (29.9). Drug use among males, urban students, and children of professionals was higher than among females, rural students and children of non-professionals.
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Main subject:
Tobacco Use Disorder
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Alcoholism
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
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Jamaica
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jamaica
Institution/Affiliation country:
University of the West Indies/JM
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