An Alcohol and Drug Education Needs Assessment Survey Among 4-H Youth in Isolated, Rural Northeast Nevada

Data assessing the extent of drug and alcohol use among 4-H members were collected in the fall of 1990 from 255 youth in a threecounty area of rural northeastern Nevada. The results were compared to a similar survey conducted in local schools by the Nevada State Department of Education. No statistic...

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Published inJournal of alcohol and drug education Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 69 - 88
Main Authors SMITH, MARILYN G., HILL, GEORGE C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Alcohol and Drug Information Foundation 01.10.1994
Subjects
Adolescents
Alcohol Abuse
Children
Comparative Analysis
Cooperative Extension Service
Depression (Psychology)
Drug Abuse
Drug Use
Elementary Secondary Education
Nevada
Prevention
School Surveys
Secondary School Students
Self Esteem
Substance Abuse
Surveys
Nevada
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Summary:Data assessing the extent of drug and alcohol use among 4-H members were collected in the fall of 1990 from 255 youth in a threecounty area of rural northeastern Nevada. The results were compared to a similar survey conducted in local schools by the Nevada State Department of Education. No statistically significant differences were found between the 4-H member drug and alcohol use and students in the school survey. Seventy percent of the 4-H members indicated that 4-H had made a difference in their attitudes about drug and alcohol use. Yet, school was the most reported source of their current information about drugs and alcohol. Recommendations for 4-H programs wanting to implement contemporary programs are included.
ISSN:0090-1482
2162-4119