Victorian secondary school students’ use of licit and illicit substances 2005

This report describes the results of the eighth statewide survey on the use of tobacco and, alcohol and the fourth survey of use of other substances by Victorian secondary school students.

The survey was conducted in 2005 and involved the collaboration of the Victorian Department of Human Services and The Cancer Council Victoria. The Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing also collaborated on this project.

A representative sample of secondary schools (including government, Catholic and independent) was selected for surveying, and from each school up to 80 students were surveyed. A total of 69 secondary schools participated in the study. This report is based on data collected from 4552 male and female students aged 12 to 17 years.

See also Victorian secondary school students’ use of licit and illicit substances 2002

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Key results:

Key results: Victorian secondary school students’ use of licit and illicit substances in 2005 (474kb, pdf)
Short version of results from 2005 Australia Secondary Students Alcohol and Drug Survey

Full report:

Victorian secondary school students’ use of licit and illicit substances in 2005 Part 1 (832kb, pdf)
Includes: Executive summary, Alcohol Tobacco and Cannabis use by Victorian secondary school students in 2005 and trends over time.

Victorian secondary school students’ use of licit and illicit substances in 2005 Part 2 (706kb, pdf)
Includes: Illicit substance use, use of other substances by Victorian secondary school students in 2005 and trends over time, Social support, school involvement, unsupervised recreation and adolescent substance, the context of smoking and alcohol advertising and alcohol use.

Victorian secondary school students’ use of licit and illicit substances in 2005 Appendix - Alcohol use (693kb, pdf)

Victorian secondary school students’ use of licit and illicit substances in 2005 Appendix - survey (182kb, pdf)

Victorian secondary school students’ use of licit and illicit substances in 2005 Appendix - supplementary survey (145kb, pdf)

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