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... adults who completed high school one to ten years earlier and who were included in previous surveys , were also questioned . The ISR high- school survey considers four different measures of drug use - lifetime preva- lence ( use of a ...
... adults who completed high school one to ten years earlier and who were included in previous surveys , were also questioned . The ISR high- school survey considers four different measures of drug use - lifetime preva- lence ( use of a ...
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... adults , from 47 to 37 percent ; and among older adults , an almost imperceptable rise from from 9.0 to 9.5 percent . The use of hallucinogens , likewise , unquestionably fell during this pe- riod for all three indicators for the ISR ...
... adults , from 47 to 37 percent ; and among older adults , an almost imperceptable rise from from 9.0 to 9.5 percent . The use of hallucinogens , likewise , unquestionably fell during this pe- riod for all three indicators for the ISR ...
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... Adults ( 18-25 ) 95 76 93 72 Older Adults ( 26+ ) 92 61 89 61 SOURCE : Fishburne , Abelson , and Cisin , 1980 , p . 89 ; NIDA , 1986 . drank within the past month . For young adults age 18 to 25 , the decline was less substantial , from ...
... Adults ( 18-25 ) 95 76 93 72 Older Adults ( 26+ ) 92 61 89 61 SOURCE : Fishburne , Abelson , and Cisin , 1980 , p . 89 ; NIDA , 1986 . drank within the past month . For young adults age 18 to 25 , the decline was less substantial , from ...
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