AAP News Vol. 15 No. 6 June 1999, p. 2
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Weapon carrying, drug use linked

Carla Kemp

Both violence and substance use prevention programs should be introduced to elementary school students instead of waiting until they reach middle school, according to North Carolina researchers.

While many studies have looked at the prevalence of weapon carrying in high schools, less is known about violence in middle schools. Investigators, therefore, looked at the associations between carrying a weapon to school and fighting, victimization at school, and the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs among middle school students.