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College Students and Designer Drugs Term Paper
Exercising, working out, or playing sports?
b. Watching TV?
c. Reading books, magazines, or newspapers?
d. Hanging out with friends?
e. Hanging out at malls, public areas, etc.
f. Working for money
(e.g., bus boy, pizza delivery, waitress)?
8. In the PAST MONTH, how many DAYS did you smoke cigarettes?
3-5 days
21-28 days day
6-10 days
About every day days
11-20 days
9. In the PAST MONTH, how many cigarettes did you smoke?
Less than one cigarette a day to 5 cigarettes a day to 9 cigarettes a day
About 1/2 a pack a day
More than 1/2 a pack a day
10. On how many occasions (if any) have you had alcohol to drink (not just a sip or taste)?
A occasions
10-19 occasions
1-2 occasions
20-39 occasions
3-5 occasions
40 or more occasions
6-9 occasions
11. In the PAST MONTH, how many DAYS did you drink alcohol?
3-5 days
21-28 days day
6-10 days
About every day days
11-20 days
12. How wrong do your CLOSE FRIENDS feel it would be for you to:
wrong little bit wrong
Fairly wrong a. Drink beer, wine, wine coolers, or hard liquor
(besides a few sips)?
b. Smoke cigarettes?
c. Use marijuana?
13. On how many occasions (if any) have you had taking or doing drugs (designer, marijuana etc.)?
A occasions
10-19 occasions
1-2 occasions
20-39 occasions
3-5 occasions
40 or more occasions
6-9 occasions
11. In the PAST MONTH, how many DAYS did you take or do…
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