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ERIC Number: EJ286326
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Characteristics of Female College Student Drug Use.
Traub, Stuart H.
Journal of Drug Education, v13 n2 p177-86 1983
Examined female college students' (N=466) drug use, marihuana use in particular. Results indicated that the gap in marihuana usage patterns between females and males has substantially narrowed. Female marihuana users used other drugs quite extensively and had friends who use marihuana. Peer influence was a major factor in drug use. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Drug Use, Females, Higher Education, Marihuana, Peer Influence, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences, Sex Role
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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