The “Substance Use” measure asks students about their past and present use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
Sample item: “How many times in the last year have you used angel dust or PCP?”
Attitudes towards deviance
The “Attitudes Toward Deviance” measure asks students to report their feelings about delinquent acts.
Sample item: “How wrong is it for someone your age to use marijuana or hashish?”
Lifetime and Past 30-day use of ATOD (good measure of experimentation)-subscale
The “Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Use” measure prompts participants to report lifetime drug use, and drug use in the past 30 days.
This measure is from the Communities That Care® Youth Survey, which assesses the incidence and prevalence of substance use, delinquency, and related problem behaviors. It also measures the risk and protective factors that predict substance use, delinquency, and problem behaviors in communities.
Perceived availability of drugs
The “Perceived Availability of Drugs” measure prompts participants to report how easy it would be for them to acquire various substances.
This measure is from the Communities That Care® Youth Survey, which assesses the incidence and prevalence of substance use, delinquency, and related problem behaviors. It also measures the risk and protective factors that predict substance use, delinquency, and problem behaviors in communities.
