Patterson E W, Myers G, Gallant D M
Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112.
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 1988;14(2):237-46. doi: 10.3109/00952999809001549.
In 1972, a drug incidence survey was conducted at a private southern university. Pooled results of this random survey of 1,032 students revealed that on at least one occasion, 90% of the students had tried alcohol, 70% had used tobacco, and 61% had experimented with marijuana. Use of amphetamines (38%), hallucinogens (28%), barbiturates (19%), and cocaine (10%) was much lower. To evaluate the apparent change in trends of drug usage, a follow-up study was undertaken in 1986 at the same school. The results showed a decline in amphetamine and barbiturate use. The greatest differences were seen in the nearly fourfold increase in one-time use of cocaine between 1972 and 1986 and the sixteenfold increase in students who used cocaine more than 10 times. It was noteworthy that one-third of the students who used marijuana had done so by the 9th grade. Similar early experimentation was noted with a majority of the other drugs.
1972年，在南方一所私立大学进行了一项药物使用情况调查。对1032名学生进行随机调查的汇总结果显示，至少有一次，90%的学生尝试过酒精，70%使用过烟草，61%尝试过大麻。安非他明（38%）、致幻剂（28%）、巴比妥类药物（19%）和可卡因（10%）的使用率则低得多。为了评估药物使用趋势的明显变化，1986年在同一所学校进行了一项跟踪研究。结果显示安非他明和巴比妥类药物的使用有所下降。1972年至1986年间，可卡因一次性使用率增长了近四倍，使用可卡因超过10次的学生人数增长了16倍，差异最为显著。值得注意的是，三分之一的大麻使用者在九年级时就开始使用了。其他大多数药物也有类似的早期尝试情况。
