Navaratnam V, Aun L B, Spencer C P
Bull Narc. 1979 Jul-Dec;31(3-4):59-68.
A field survey, based on a representative sample of children aged 12 to 16 years was carried out in three different areas of Malaysia. The data derived from the study have revealed that 10.5 per cent of them used drugs for non-medical reasons. Drug use was more common among boys (11.9 per cent) than girls (8.6 per cent). The highest frequency of drug was found in the youngest group--12-year-old children (13.5 per cent). The use of barbiturate and/or non-barbiturate sedatives (5.5 per cent) ranked first. This was followed in descending order by tranquillizers (4.5 per cent), simultants/amphetamines (3.9 per cent), heroin (3.6 per cent), morphine and/or opium (3.9 per cent), the hallucinogens (3.1 per cent) and cannabis (2.7 per cent).
在马来西亚的三个不同地区，对12至16岁儿童的代表性样本进行了实地调查。该研究得出的数据显示，其中10.5%的儿童出于非医疗原因使用药物。男孩（11.9%）的药物使用率高于女孩（8.6%）。在最年幼的群体——12岁儿童中，药物使用频率最高（13.5%）。巴比妥酸盐和/或非巴比妥酸盐镇静剂的使用（5.5%）位居榜首。其次依次是镇静剂（4.5%）、兴奋剂/安非他明（3.9%）、海洛因（3.6%）、吗啡和/或鸦片（3.9%）、致幻剂（3.1%）和大麻（2.7%）。
