Substance use among urban and rural secondary school pupils in South Africa

被引：8

作者：

Peltzer, K ^{[1
]}

Cherian, L ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ North, Dept Psychol, ZA-0727 Sovenga, South Africa

来源：

PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS | 2000年 / 87卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.2466/PR0.87.6.582-584

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This study investigated the prevalence and frequency of substance use among a sample of 209 urban and 191 rural school pupils in South Africa. The three most predominantly used substances were alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis. Urban and rural differences in substances used were found.

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页码：582 / 584

页数：3

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