TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page i
Approval page ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of contents vi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 8
Purpose of the Study 9
Research Hypothesis 10
Significance of the Study 11
Scope of the Study 12
Definitions of Key Terms 12
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
Meaning of Drugs Abuse 14
Types of Drugs Abuse 19
Causes and effects of Drug Abuse 21
Effects of drug abuse 37
Impact of Drug Abuse on students
academic 41
Appraisal of Literature Review 42
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 45
Population 46
Sample and Sampling Technique 46
Instrument of the Study 47
Validity of the Study 48
Reliability of the Instrument 48
Procedure of Data Collection 49
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND
RESULT
Result and Discussion 50
Presentation of Result 50
Discussion of Result 51
Analysis of Result 57
Discussion of the Result 57
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATION
Summary 59
Conclusion 59
Recommendation 60
References 62
Appendix 64
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
Initially
in view of contemporary Nigeria, it is obviously reflected that drug abuse has
become a cankerworm that is being difficult to alleviate from the flesh of the
nation.
It
is so rampant that students almost indulge in this acts, in Nigeria nowadays a
lot have been said and written on issues of drug abuse as it relate to youth.
Also,
Nigeria youth have been caught up with their counterparts in developed country
such as Japan, Britain e.t.c. with regards to the use of drugs and also the
youth has inculcate act of drug abuse which effect the mind and produce changes
in mind and behaviour of the youths.
For
instance, Atolagbe (1985) said that in an attempt to become westernized and civilized
Nigeria youth have been settled among. Such as heroine tobacco, cocaine and
some other hard drugs that have severe effect on humanity.
Since
the past twenty-one years Nigeria like other development country of the world
have become increasing acquainted concerning the high level of involvement
about drug abuse among the youths. Drugs abuse among Nigerian youth has been a
great concern to every sector of Nigerian society.
President
Olusegun Obasanjo (R.T.D Gen) in his Keynote address to secondary schools
principal in 1977 remarked that a day hardly passed without some media reports
on their examination leakage, student unrest, cases of indiscipline and drug
abuse. All now becoming natural emergency which should be treated urgently and
severely handled as it routine for many students to the extent that most can
not effectively function their academically of other wise a without using
drugs.
In
accordance to “Ajala (1984) he stated the rate of which it is increasing one
start wonder if our schools are meant to train to be drugs users who as well
engage in some other juvenile delinquencies such as raping, arm robbery,
picking pocket e.t.c. its not common that some students, who were not drugs
users during their first year in school, get into act either through peer group
that have engaged in the act or as manifestation from either through peer group
that have engaged in the act or as manifestation from either parent at home.
This
is so because peer groups are essential instruments to be contended as most
students must have been warned against an act like drugs abuse. From home yet
still involved actively as a drug have a lot of negative effective of drug
abuse as millions of addicts are withdrawn from productive activities and drug add
to the cost of medical car, disruption of families and the load of (U.N.O)
Secretary General was quoted by news daily Sunday Tribune March 17th
(1991) to have said illicit drug wherever they are produced or used contaminate
and corrupt the very fabric of society increasing worldwide abuse which is
destroying uncounted useful lives” involve, from experience some students do
take drug when they are well having it in mined that the ailment would be cued.
Others
involve in the drug abuse when they intend to do thing that need imperviousness
to ones action like being invited to take in the public gathering and having no
audacity to do so.
It
is only hard drugs like cocaine, heroine, marijuana, alcohol, amphetamine and
inhalants and so on that people abuse, but others like phensic, panadol,
chloraquine, paracetamol and also being grossly abuse. It is unfortunate that
despite the orchestrated propaganda against hard drugs teenagers still crave of
the action of Nigeria kids between the ages of 8 and 13 residing in major
cities like Lagos. Abeokuta, Ibadan are learning to overcome these difficulties
time of hand drugs.
According
to a Nigeria Daily Newspaper (African Concord 4th March 1991) stated
that the selling, buying and sniffing of the illicit drug actually reach its
peak between 3 and 6.
Aim
each time to sniff more drugs in order to restore themselves to their state of
drunken stupor.
According
to Observes, they can do anything even kill just to get money with which to buy
drugs and cure their jousting once they are looked unto drugs.
This
country is now deep in social crisis. The types of dislocation our country has
suffered in the past ten years, is so debilitating that one can’t just put the
right hold for the sneer disharmony of many frightening magnitudes of homeless
boys and girls, or the streets.
The
main issue is that in a country gripped win evil of stagnation and chronic
unemployment, the children are usually the first causalities when the crunch
really get down.
Similarly
the high court and tribunal officer Johnson in Tribune Newspaper of (March,
1982) said, the government is aware of this is deleterious effect of the abuse
of drugs in the society and this is why a decree is promulgated to forbids the
possession, warnings 1 Appeals. From private and public sectors that people
particularly the student should desist from he abuse without talking the
directive from medical experts.
In
the case of hard drug; tribunal officer Johnson said in high count judge to
determine punishment for those who err. To show the gravity of how to reduce it
to the basest minimum through punishment humiliating acts have been publicity
executed for this offence despite the human right organisation and
professionals bodies world wide clamour and decency.
All
these have given the researcher the concern for fellow students who are drug
users. For instinct, Udofia (1981) said many students end up at psychotic
patient at determent of their parent’s family and the nation at large because
they would not be able to survive their preachment alone.
The
incidence is on the increase among student and this demands critical assessment
of researcher so as to minimize it for the betterment of our lives and the
nation at large.
Statement of the Problem
THE CAUSES AND EFFECT OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS (A CASE STUDY OF PATIGI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE)
