Public-Service Drug-Use Scales
Rationale, Derivation, and Norms
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13650574 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leonard W Ferguson (Ohio University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 871-876 |
| Publication date | 1974-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1974.34.3.871 |
| PMID | 4846921 |
| OpenAlex | W2075609151 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
In several counties in Ohio drug use by school-going teenagers has been found to be less than many have supposed. The author describes the development of four-item drug-use scales for beer and wine, cigarettes, hard liquor, marijuana, speed, LSD, and “other” drugs. He shows drug use to increase with grade level (7th to 12th); boys to outrank girls
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 1982 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |