Neighbourhood Socio-Economic Factors in Relation to Student Drug Use and Programs
- 25 July 1994
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse
- Vol. 3 (1) , 37-46
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j029v03n01_04
Abstract
This study examined the relationships between drug use and problems and the socio-economic status of the neighbourhoods in which students lived. Students in Grades 11 and 13 were asked for their postal code as socio-economic data are available for postal code areas. We found the largest number of alcohol and drug problems in areas with the lowest socio-economic characteristics. These areas were characterized by low cost substandard housing, and social and racial problems and delinquency.Keywords
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