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Ling Qian, Center for Training and Evaluation, National Institute for Health Education, China CDC, Building 12, Block 1,Anhuaxili, Beijing 100011,P.R.China, Beijing, China and Ian M. Newman, Nebraska Prevention Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 232 Teachers College Hall / P.O. Box 880345, Lincoln, NE 68588-0345, 402-472-3844, inewman1@unl.edu.

Objective To accurately describe the status of alcohol drinking and drug use among junior high school students aged 13~15 in 4 Cities of China, and to provide evidence for making strategies on adolescents alcohol and drug use prevention. Methods With the technical support of the US-CDC,a standardized scientific sample selection process of two-stage cluster-sampling was used to sample middle-school students in Beijing, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Urumchi. A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted in Sept. 2003 and the data were analyzed by Epi-Info software. Results Among 7344 students from Grade 7 to Grade 9, 36.5% had experienced drinking, 31.3% first drank alcohol at 13 years old or less, 14.4% had drunk alcohol in the past 30 days. 9.9% had experienced drunkenness, 5.1% had stuck in trouble because of drinking, and 1.6% had ever used illegal drugs. All have significant city difference. Higher graders, older students and boys had higher rates of alcohol and addictive drug use than low graders, younger students and girls respectively. 51.9% had been taught about safety alcohol use during the past school year, 27.6% about skills of rejecting alcohol. Conclusion The current situation of alcohol and addictive drug use among Chinese junior high school students aged 13~15 are comparatively serious. It is necessary to practice relevant health education in accordance with different characteristics in area, gender and age.

Learning Objectives:

• At the conclusion of the session, the participant in this session will be able to
• 1.Describe the status of alcohol drinking and drug use among junior high school students aged 13~15 in china 4 cities.
• 2.Describe the status of school health education on alcohol and drug use prevention.
• 3.Recognize the differences between students from different cities and with different characteristics about alcohol drinking and drug use.
• 4.Discuss the possible strategies on adolescents alcohol and drug use prevention.

Keywords: Alcohol Use, Adolescent Health

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