Tasmanian high school students' drug use and attitudes, 1979

A survey of smoking and drinking attitudes and behaviour and the use of other drugs was conducted among Tasmanian high school students. The students provided information concerning regular cigarette consumption and age at first use, their attitudes towards smoking in terms of health, morality and expense and smoking by friends and classmates. Alcohol related questions included type and quantity consumed in last seven days, age and company at first drink and attitudes towards drinking alcohol. Other drugs investigated included vitamins, laxatives, pain killers and prescribed drugs. Respondents were asked who or what advised them to take the drug and their reason for taking pain killers and prescribed drugs. Background variables included age, sex, religion, grade, academic level, parent's occupation, parent's education, language used in home and number of siblings.