Abstract
Responses by the public to the question of whether drugs was the United States' most important problem ranged from under 5% to over 60% during the 9 years from 1985 to 1994. Time series analysis showed that changes in this opinion could be explained by the press describing drugs as a crisis. Other types of drug discussion contributed negligibly. In the reverse direction, public opinion about drugs was a weak but significant contributor to press coverage.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1413-1421 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Substance Use and Misuse |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1996 |
Keywords
- Drugs
- Mass media
- Opinion
- Time series