HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-08-10, Page 19Citizens News, August 10, 1977
CYCLE WINNER —
the bike in a draw
Enterprises, Hensall
Hensall Reeve Coog
Frank Cobbs, Brussels, mounted his new Yamaha 80 mini -bike Saturday after winning
for the Hensall arena fund. The bike was donated by Harold and John Elder of Elder
. Left to right are, fund committee chairman Eric Luther, John Elder, Frank Cobbs and
Knight.
Release
drug study
One quarter of all students in
Ontario schools have used can-
nabis (marijuana or hashish) at
least once in the past 12 months,
according to a recent study
presented to the Huron County
Board of Education, Monday. A
total of 81.9 per cent had used
alcohol in the same period.
The Provincial study of alcohol
and drug use among Ontario
students in 1977, which included
Huron County, said 25.1 per cent
of students in grades 7 to 13 had
used cannabis in the last year.
The study which involved 104
schools said the users of mast
drugs used them infrequently in
the previous year.
"The majorityof users of glue,
solvents, heroin, speed,
psychoactive drugs and illicit
drugs reported using them only
once or twice. However, use of
alcohol, cannabis and tobacco
was much more frequent among
users," the report prepared by
the Addiction Research Foun-
dation.
Alcohol was drunk at least once
a week or more by 17.9 percent of
the students, cannabis was used
10 or more times by 11.9 percent
of all students. About 16 percent
had been drunk and 23 percent
had had at least five drinks on
some occasion in the preceeding
month.
In most cases there was a
higher drug use among male
students, except in the case of
tobacco. According to the sample
52.1 percent of female students
smoke compared to 28.5 percent
of the males.
The study found drug use was
"significantly and positively"
related to age, with most
frequent drug useoccurringin the
16 and 17 year old age group.
An inverse relationship was
found between drug use and
grade average. As drug use in-
creased grade average
decreased. In the case of can-
nabis, 12.1 percent of the students
with the highest grade average
reported use, but 40.2 percent of
those with the lowest grades
reported cannabis use.
Alcohol consumption was also
related to grade average with
frequent drinkers having lower
averages.
Students in northern Ontario
reported more use of alcohol,
tobacco, cannabis, LSD and other
hallucinogens. The Midwestern
region most often had the lowest
rates of drug use.
The study notes that surveys of
alcohol and drug use typically
"under -report" such use as
compared to estimates derived
from official records and other
sources.
Ontario
IF:
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MINISTRY OF HOUSING
ONTARIO
HOUSING
CORPORATION
Is Accepting Applications
In
ZURICH, ONTARIO
Rents Are Geared To Income
- You are a resident of Zurich,
Township
- You are sixty years of age or
- Your present income does
current market rates.
Stanley Township or Hay
over
not permit you to pay
- You have not applied previously.
Applications are available by contacting:.
Huron County Housing Authority
53 Stanley Street, Goderich, Ontario
Telephone: (5 9) 524-2637
A new athletic complex is
planned for the Doon Campus
of Conestoga College.
Use of the new facilities will be available to
the community.
We plan to build:
1. Cymnatorium.
2. Ice arena.
3. Covered tennis courts.
4. Soccer field.
5. Olympic pool.
Help yourself to fitness by helping us raise
the funds to complete this badly needed
community sports -recreation facility.
Call 653-2511 and ask for Dan Young,
Head, Leisure Education.