Teacher drug use: a response to occupational stress
Examined relationship of work-related stress in teachers with wanting to leave the teaching profession and drug use in 277 teachers. Teachers reported higher rates than a national sample of lifetime alcohol, amphetamine, and tranquilizer use and higher rates of alcohol use. Selected measures of stre...
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Published in | Journal of drug education Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 47 - 65 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
01.01.1990
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Summary: | Examined relationship of work-related stress in teachers with wanting to leave the teaching profession and drug use in 277 teachers. Teachers reported higher rates than a national sample of lifetime alcohol, amphetamine, and tranquilizer use and higher rates of alcohol use. Selected measures of stress were correlated with drug use, particularly amphetamine use. (Author/ABL) |
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ISSN: | 0047-2379 1541-4159 |
DOI: | 10.2190/XWW0-7FBH-FXVB-2K3C |