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Australian secondary school students' use of over-the-counter and illicit substances in 2002 - Monograph Series No 56

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This Monograph describes the results of the third national survey on the use of over-the-counter and illicit substances by Australian secondary school students.

The survey was conducted in 2002 in each State and Territory. This report is based on data collected from 23,417 male and female students aged 12-17 years surveyed in 363 schools.

Australian secondary school students' use of over-the-counter and illicit substances in 2002 - Monograph Series No 56 (PDF 403 KB)

Erratum: Monograph No. 56 - Table 22 on page 41 contains errors. A corrected version appears below:

Age
 
12
13
14
15
16
17
12-17
 
No lessons
30
27
18
12
18
31
23
Part of a lesson
21
19
16
14
18
23
18
One lesson
23
21
21
19
19
18
20
More than one lesson
26
33
45
55
45
28
39

As of 17 December 2004, this document has been amended to reflect the change.

Page currency, Latest update: 17 December, 2004

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