Sunday, February 22, 2009

In Today's Times-Standard: The real war on drugs

 

A survey is only as good as the questions it asks.

The California Attorney General's office recently released a student drug usage survey which illustrates that point.

Past state and national surveys have missed the mark for measuring substance use among secondary school students, according to the 12th biennial California Student Survey (CSS).

Professor Rodney Skager, who started this statewide survey in 1985, added a couple of key questions to the latest survey - conducted in 2007 and 2008 - that make a huge difference in getting an accurate picture of what really happens with students in public secondary schools.

For today's AS IT STANDS - The Real War on Drugs: survey finds past campaigns were flawed, in it's entirety click here. 

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