The Assessment of Drug Attitudes Among University Students Using the Short Form of the Drug Attitude Scale

Abstract

A short form of the Drug Attitude Scale (Goodstadt, Cook, Magid, and Gruson, 1978) was constructed and used to assess the structure of drug attitudes among beginning university students. Results revealed that students distinguish between socially acceptable and socially unacceptable drugs, with alcohol and tobacco being classed together with prescription medications. Moreover, unlike socially unacceptable drugs, students reported using alcohol more for its physical than for its social effects.