Mohler-Kuo Meichun, Lee Jae Eun, Wechsler Henry
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2003 Jul-Aug;52(1):17-24. doi: 10.1080/07448480309595719.
The authors examined changes in college students' illicit drug use, patterns of polydrug use, and the relationship between students' ages of initiation of substance use and later use of marijuana and other illicit drugs between 1993 and 2001. Data from 119 US colleges and universities in the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study were used in the study. They found significant increases in percentages of students' use of marijuana in the past 30 days (from 13% to 17%), past year (from 23% to 30%), and lifetime (from 41% to 47%) between 1993 and 2001, with most of the increase occurring between 1993 and 1997. Past 30-day use of other illicit drugs increased from 4% to 7% and past year use increased from 11% to 14%. More than 98% of marijuana and other illicit drug users used another substance. They also either smoked, were binge drinkers, and/or were users of another illicit drug. Drug prevention programs should emphasize heavy alcohol use and smoking and should start when students are in high school or earlier.
作者研究了1993年至2001年间大学生非法药物使用情况的变化、多药使用模式，以及学生开始使用毒品的年龄与后来使用大麻和其他非法药物之间的关系。该研究使用了哈佛公共卫生学院酒精研究中119所美国高校的数据。他们发现，1993年至2001年间，学生在过去30天内使用大麻的比例（从13%增至17%）、过去一年使用大麻的比例（从23%增至30%）以及终生使用大麻的比例（从41%增至47%）均显著上升，且大部分增长发生在1993年至1997年期间。过去30天内使用其他非法药物的比例从4%增至7%，过去一年使用其他非法药物的比例从11%增至14%。超过98%的大麻和其他非法药物使用者还使用其他物质。他们要么吸烟，要么酗酒，和/或使用其他非法药物。毒品预防项目应强调酗酒和吸烟问题，且应在学生高中时期或更早开始实施。
