The changing pattern of minor analgesic consumption amongst high school students in Hobart

Analgesic consumption by high school students in the Hobart area appears to have significantly declined between 1970-1972 and 1976. The decline has been greater for females than for males. Whereas previous studies of various sections of the Australian community have shown that consumption by females was significantly higher than consumption by males, this was not found to be the case in the sample surveyed, and nor was any significant difference found in analgesic consumption of different age groups.