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ERIC Number: EJ429665
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2379
Correlates of Drinking and Drug Use by Higher Education Faculty and Staff: Implications for Prevention.
Watts, W. David; And Others
Journal of Drug Education, v21 n1 p43-64 1991
Examined frequency and prevalence of drug and alcohol use among 850 university employees. Explored alcohol and drug use within past year and month among university faculty, administrators, clerical staff, and physical plant/custodial staff. Found stress weakly correlated with some drug use in past month; depression consistently correlated with drug use and moderately correlated with suicidal thoughts. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Faculty, Depression (Psychology), Drinking, Drug Abuse, Drug Use, Higher Education, Incidence, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: University Employees