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TABLE 7. Local surveys giving informati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> prevalence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> VSA in the United Kingdom (c<strong>on</strong>tinued).<br />

Survey Type Place Year N<br />

Stalybridge Drugs Educati<strong>on</strong><br />

Project (1989)<br />

School<br />

questi<strong>on</strong>naire<br />

Thameside<br />

Farley and Sim<strong>on</strong>s (1990) School Norwich 1989 780<br />

Foley & Todhunter (1992)<br />

Further<br />

educati<strong>on</strong><br />

Wirral<br />

Swadi (1988) School L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong><br />

Stuart (1986) School Macclesfield<br />

Cooke et al. (1985) School South Wales<br />

1988<br />

1992<br />

1987(?)<br />

1985<br />

1985<br />

Chadwick et al. (1989) School South L<strong>on</strong>d<strong>on</strong> 1983<br />

304<br />

79<br />

snowballing<br />

3,073<br />

1,729<br />

4,414<br />

7,485<br />

Age range % VSA<br />

(yrs)<br />

& sex<br />

15-16<br />

13-18<br />

11-16<br />

20%<br />

5% amyl nitrite<br />

11% 15-16 M<br />

15% 15-l6 F<br />

1 % current use<br />

15-16% amyl<br />

nitrite<br />

11.0%<br />

M=F<br />

or F>M<br />

11-18 6.0%<br />

11-18<br />

6.8%<br />

0.7% current<br />

13-16 4.1%

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