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1803402

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-4-28
pubmed:abstractText
A questionnaire survey of 1,603 secondary school students, aged 14-18 years, was conducted in Trinidad and Tobago in 1988. Prevalence of alcohol use was 84%, tobacco 35%, marijuana 8% and cocaine 2%. Alcohol was the substance most consistently used and students' first exposure to drinking alcohol was with family members. Transitions from primary to secondary schools and from junior to senior schools were associated with increased reporting of alcohol use. Significantly more Indo-Trinidadian than Afro-Trinidadian students reported using alcohol frequently. Conversely more Afro-Trinidadian students than Indo-Trinidadians reported using marijuana. The use of alcohol by students was positively correlated to its use by fathers and negatively with religious activities. The use of drugs among students appears to be a growing problem. There is a need for the implementation of culturally relevant educational prevention programmes in schools.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0033-3506
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
105
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
435-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Pattern of substance abuse among secondary school students in Trinidad and Tobago.
pubmed:affiliation
Community Services, Ministry of Health, Trinidad, West Indies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article