The purpose of this study is to examine how different types of students respond to various drug abuse prevention areas, so that some sensitivity to differences in audiences' need can be known for planning. The students were differentiated through a classification scheme based on three factors—friends' drug use, family cohesion and school interest.
This study is based on a school survey completed by 4,000 rural students and 2,700 suburban students in New York State during 1970–71. Students in the classifications most involved with drugs were those least receptive to traditional educational programs.
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