Evaluation of Risk Factors Affecting Substance Use among Tenth-Grade Students

Table 5

Substance use status.

	Number	%
Any substance use to date
Yes	293	3.5
No	8106	96.5
Substance use in the past 30 days
1-2 times	124	53.0
3–5 times	28	12.0
6–9 times	5	2.1
10–19 times	19	8.1
20–39 times	15	6.4
40 or more times	43	18.4
Answered by	234 people
Those from whom the substance is acquired
Brother/sister	30	10.2
Friends	174	59.4
A stranger	57	19.5
Answered by	261 people
Reasons for substance use
To try (curiosity)	91	31.1
Fun	31	10.6
Boredom	26	8.9
Because friends are using	16	5.5
No special reason	37	12.6
To get away from problems	50	17.1
To calm down when angry	18	6.1
To sleep comfortably	1	0.03
Family influence	6	2.0
Answered by	276 people