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บทคัดย่อ

The objective of this study was to assess the situation of amphetamine used among senior secondary school students in Kanchanaburi province. Factors related to the amphetamine used were also examined. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaire and the ampheta- mine used was confirmed by urine test. Half of the target population, 594 males and 498 females, were randomly selected. It was found that only 78 male students (7.14%) were using amphetamine. This was confirmed by the urine test. It was also revealed that attitude toward the amphetamine used, grade point average, parents supervision and control, participation of drug addicted prevention program in school, and smoking cessation behavior were significantly related to the attitude amphetamine used. Knowledge about amphetamine, daily budget allowance, and having closed friends who were using amphetamine were not statistically correlated to the amphetamine used.