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Drug use among 8th grade students is increasing.

Int J Addict

December 1993

Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.

Among United States 8th grade students, marijuana and stimulant use declined from 1987 to 1990. Since then, marijuana and inhalant use have increased. Before 1989, marijuana was the most frequently tried drug by 8th graders.

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An epidemiological comparison of Mexican-American and white non-Hispanic 8th- and 12th-grade students' substance use.

Am J Public Health

March 1992

Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research, Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins 80523.

Surveys of drug and alcohol use were conducted with a national probability sample of 8th- and 12th-grade Mexican-American and White non-Hispanic youth. The drug and alcohol epidemiology is representative of US Mexican-American youth residing in communities with populations of 2500 or more, at least 10% of whom are Mexican Americans. Mexican-American 8th graders reported generally higher rates of use than White non-Hispanics based on life-time prevalence and use in last month.

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