To investigate the actual status, related elements and problems on the use of each drug of some middle students in Taegu city, the summarized results of a questionnaire survey which was carried out for the actual status of a drug use with the
subject of
1,303 students in 6 academic girl's and boy's middle school, from the 8th to 11th day of feburary, 1993 were as follows.
The experience rate of a drug use among the involved students students appeared higher in the order named, alcohol(52.6%), antipyretic analgesics(27.2%), smoking(20.5%), stimulants(17.3%), and the use of both inhalants (2.9%) and narcotics(0.5%)
appeared lower.
Compared to the experience of a drug use in both male and female students, the experienced rate of male students appeared higher than that of female students, while the experience rate of female students appeared higher than that of male students
in the
use of antitussives. On the frequency of a drug use, there are many cases that antipyretic analgesics and smoking were used regularly, For the remedy on the motives of a drug use, antitussives, sedatives & antianxiety drug appeared higher in the
order
named and, for the curiosity, alcohol, smoking and stimulants that was used for non-sleeping were highly used.
The experience rate of smoking(43.6%) among students who were brought up in the middle and small city appeared higher than that of the extra region and the experience rate of alcohol(63.6), antipyretic analgesics(50.0%), stimulants(17.3%) used by
students with had the extra religion except for the buddism, christ and roman catholic appeared higher.
In case of a remarriage on the conditions of parental marriage, the experience rate on the use of alcohol (63.5%), antipyretic analgesics(50.0%) and stimulants(17.3%) appeared higher and in case of a divorce or legal separation, the experience
rate
of
alcohol(84.2%) appeared higher. The lower an education degree of parents, the higher the experience rate of a drug use and, in case of students whose father's vocation was an independent or service enterprise, the experience rate on the use of
alcohol,
smoking and stimulants appeared higher.
In case of students who received the information or education on a drug use from friends, the experience rate on the use of alcohol and smoking appeared higher than that of those who did not, and the experience rate of a drug use among students
who
were
not satisfied with the daily life higher than that of those who were.
The more kinds of misconducting, the higher the experience rate of alcohol and smoking for the male and female students, and students who responded not to need the necessity of the education for the drug use and the prevention of a drug abuse for
the
middle school students who were the juvenile class in the period of growth are needed at the school, the heartful careness and interests to reduce the elements of students' missatisfaction on the daily life are needed in the house and also, the
early
practice of the function divide between physician and pharmacy are considered as the desirable direction.
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