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Illicit drug use and academic achievement in SC, 2007
South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation South Carolina State Department of Education South Carol ina State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup
South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
South Carolina State Department of Education
South Carol ina State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup
Abstract
Analysis of data from the 2007 South Carolina Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), indicated that an association exists between illicit drug use and student academic performance. High school students who reported they smoked marijuana at least once in the past 30 days (current users) were more likely to make mostly Cs and Ds than peers who did not. The association of each of these illicit drug use indicators with academic achievement is highly significant. More research is needed to explore the association between lower grades and illicit drug use, including identification of other related factors.
Issue Date
2010-03-18
Keywords
Drug abuse--South Carolina--Statistics, Academic achievement--South Carolina--Statistics
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