Patterns of Substance Use among Young People Attending Colleges of Further Education in Northern Ireland

Autor/inn/en	McCrystal, Patrick; Percy, Andrew
Titel	Patterns of Substance Use among Young People Attending Colleges of Further Education in Northern Ireland
Quelle	In: Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 18 (2011) 1, S.69-76 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0968-7637
DOI	10.3109/09687630903505501
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Drug Abuse; Adult Education; Tests; Young Adults; Foreign Countries; Substance Abuse; Case Studies; Questionnaires; Predictor Variables; Exit Examinations; Comparative Analysis; Postsecondary Education; Correlation; Risk; Income; Gender Differences; Statistical Data; United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ausland; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Korrelation; Risiko; Einkommen; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	Aims: Substance use and misuse amongst young people attending colleges of further education (FE) has received little attention in the drug use literature in the UK. This article aims to explore the patterns of drug use amongst young people attending colleges of further education in Northern Ireland. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey of drug use was undertaken in two FE colleges in Northern Ireland. A sample of young people of the same age who were attending school also completed the questionnaire. This provided a school-based comparison group for the FE sample. Findings: The levels of educational achievement measured by performance at General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations prior to entry to FE college was the strongest predictor of substance misuse amongst the FE sample young people who performed better in these examinations were less likely to misuse drugs. Conclusions: School-based educational achievement prior to attending college is a key predictor of drug misuse amongst young people attending FE colleges. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10