ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a comparison of the major findings from the two surveys, such as 1983 survey and 1988 survey. The 1983 survey reported regional comparisons of the drug-taking behavior. While the general level of drug-taking behavior stays fairly high within the state, there have nevertheless been changes in the pattern and prevalence of drug-taking behavior since 1983. When examining patterns of drug-taking behavior within grade levels, a different pattern emerges because of the nature of the analysis, which is based on a direct comparison of use and nonuse within each grade. Differences are also noted between 1983 and 1988 when a comparison is made among students within each grade level who tried drugs. Students who experience a drug by the 8th grade and, in contrast to 1983, a sharp decline in drug use among students in the 9th grade.
