Do perceptions of morality of alcohol, tobacco & cannabis use influence uptake in high school?

在澳大利亚，1998- 1989年的药物使用费用估计为344亿美元。预防或延迟青少年使用酒精、烟草和非法药物是减少成年人使用药物的一种方式，因此可以减少与药物使用有关的健康、社会和经济成本。本研究将评估一系列变量对青少年物质使用的保护/脆弱性效应，包括道德和合法性概念。这些数据将指导课程组成部分的制定，以加强以学校为基础的药物使用干预措施的效果，并为针对药物使用的社区干预措施提供实际建议。

In Australia, the cost of drug use was estimated at $34.4 billion in 1998-89. Preventing or delaying alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use among adolescents is a way of reducing substance use among adults, and therefore, reduces the health, social and economic costs associated with substance use. This study will assess the protective/vulnerability effect of a range of variables on youth substance use including morality and legitimacy concepts. These data will guide the development of curriculum components to enhance the effect of school-based interventions with respect to substance use, and provide practical recommendations for community interventions targeted at substance use.