DRUG ABUSE

The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of health effects of substance use amongst the youths in Ovia North East Local Government area. In view of this three research questions were raised to guide the study and various literature were reviewed in the study. The research design that is adopted for this study is descriptive survey design. This design is used in the study where the researcher does not have control of the variables and as such could not manipulate them because they had already occurred before the desire to conduct the research became evident. The population of the study consist of youths in Ovia North East Local Government area. The sample size for the study will be two hundred (200) youths in Ovia North East Local Government area. Convenience sampling technique was used to select to select the respondents in the study. The research instrument that was used for this study is a self-constructed Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages and mean statistics. Data generated were analyzed with the aid of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23.0. It was discovered that, in terms of knowledge of the health effects of substance use is high. However, the adequate knowledge regarding the health effects of substance use did not prevent them from quitting its use. Majority of the respondents know that headache, hand tremor , accident, disease of the lung and premature death are the physical effect of drug abuse. It shows that majority of the respondents have high knowledge of the physical health effects of drug abuse. Majority of the respondents know that emotional problem, increased aggression, inability to sleep, mental illness and poor concentration are the psychological health effects of drug abuse. Majority of the respondents know that alter family relationship, poor academic performance , unprotected premarital sex, make one violent and affect ones finance are the social health effects of drug abuse. Thus majority of the respondents have high knowledge of social health effects of drug abuse.Based on the conclusion of the study, the researcher recommended

This study examined influence of drug abuse on students’ academic performance in Benin City, (A Case Study of UNIBEN Students). Four (4) research questions were raised to guide the study. The sample for the study consists of one hundred (100) respondents selected from the area under investigation. The participants were selected
using the simple random sampling technique while the data was collected with the aid of questionnaire. The validity and reliability of the instrument were ascertained using the test-retest procedures. Simple percentages and revealed that drug abuse influences students’ academic performance negatively and also, that most students consume Indian hemp frequently coupled with the fact that the prevalence of cocaine consumption among students is also high. The study recommended that School authority should enforce strict rules on drug abuse by requiring all social events during orientation of first years to be drug free, disseminate responsible host guidelines for both on- and off-campus parties, install a responsible beverage service program, eliminate residence hall delivery of alcohol purchases, advertise food and activities, such as dancing or sports, rather than drinking as the focus of the event.

This study examines social and psychological effect of drug abuse among University
Students in Benin City, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to examine the social effect of drugs abuse among University Students in Benin City, to investigate the psychological effects of drug abuse among University Students in Benin City, to compare the rate of abuse of drugs by Students in public and private University in Benin City, to find out the reasons for drug abuse among University Students in Benin City and to determine the strategies employed by Government and Schools to curb drug abuse among youths in Benin metropolis. Respondents were selected from two (2) universities from Benin City (University of Benin and Benson Idahosa University. The data -were collected through personal administration of 460 copies of questionnaire through Google Form and had valid responses. The study also used frequency distribution, mean, and tables as major statistical tools for data analysis

This study was conducted to find out the Perceived Causes, Effects and Prevention of Drug Abuse among Secondary School Students in Egor L. G. A, Edo State. To therefore achieve the purpose of the study, three (3) research questions and three (3) hypotheses were raised and analyzed. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. The sample size for the study was hundred (100) students. The Research instrument was a self-structured questionnaire with Secton A and B. Section A seeks to elicit responses on the socio-demographic character of respondents, while Section B seeks to elicit responses on Perceived Causes, Effects and Prevention of Drug Abuse. The instrument was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two experts in the Department of Health, Safety and Environmental Education (H.S.E.), Faculty of Education. To determine the reliability of the instrument, the internal consistency reliability was adopted. In this vein, twenty (20) copies of the instrument were administered to the respondents who were not part of the target population.