THE EFFECT OF DRUG ABUSE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN UKHUOKHUO SECONDARY SCHOOL IN UHUNMWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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DRUG ABUSE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN UKHUOKHUO SECONDARY
SCHOOL IN UHUNMWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
The
topic of this research is the prevalence of drug abuse among secondary school
students in Okhuokhuo community in Uhunmwode Local Government Area Of Edo
State.
The
purpose of this project is to examine, evaluate, determine, appraise and
analyze why students abuse drugs, the effects of drug abuse and the remedies to
the prevalence of drug abuse in our society.
From
the analysis of data, the following conclusions were reached.
a.
Many
youths are not aware of the prevalence of drug abuse.
b.
They
also understand the commonly abused drugs, the effects and the solution or
remedies to the problem.
c.
The
purpose will be achieved to a great extent if strict measures are imposed on
the abuse by law enforcement agencies.
Based on the following findings, I
hereby recommended that the government should put in place proper enforcement
on those that are found abusing drugs and they should be aware of the dangers
of it, by parents and individual in the society.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Research question
Significance of the study
Scope of the study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER
TWO
Review of related literature
-
Why
students abuse drugs
-
The
effects of drug abuse
-
The
commonly abuse drugs
-
Solution
to the problems of drugs abuse in Nigeria
CHAPTER
THREE
Design and methodology
Population of the study
Sampling procedure
Research instrument
Administration of questionnaire
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER
FOUR
Data presentation and analysis
CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, conclusion and recommendation
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendations
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND
TO THE STUDY
The effect of drugs has become
endemic in our society to the extent that secondary school students have also
indulged themselves in drug abuse because of peer group influence and also
imitation of parents who are themselves drug addict or ex-addict. Students
become stubborn or obstinate and also abuse their parents. They become unruly
and recalcitrant as they grow in the society.
This
has been in existence from time immemorial. Drug abuse ranges from taking of
hard drug to alcohol many people make use of drug hence proliferation of drug
abuse in its ramification. Drug are important to human being because they
perform certain functions during medical treatment, these substances relieves
inner feeling and anxiety or tension of the mind and body. The use of drugs has
created complex problems to as many people who have abused the drug. The
problem is ubiquitous.
The
effect of drug abuse ranges from one state to another and from one country to
another according to hospital records it is true. In Nigeria, the establishment
of many breweries and pharmaceuticals firms has caused upsurge increased in the
production of alcohol and drug. People abuse drugs to escape from their
personal responsibilities and the stress of everyday life. Beside there are
classifications of drugs for different motives the medical drugs are for pain
relief antibiotic and curative types. The social drugs are used for social and
religious purposes while no-medical drugs are neither medical or
socio-cultural.
Summarily
the classification of drugs are stated as follows:
1.
Narcotics
2.
Cannabis
3.
Hallucinogens
4.
Barbiturates
5.
Sadatives
6.
Heroine
7.
Over the country drugs (DTC)
From the above classification many
people over the world engage themselves in the act of swallowing smoking and
chewing, which gave rise to world drug abuse explosion. The huge sum of money
realised from that leads to proliferation or effect of drugs addition those who
are engaged in drug business sometimes become mikioaries over night. As a
result, other people try to join the bad group by carrying drugs.
A great
deal of abuse of drugs for self-treatment of physical ailment could result in
ignorance for they do not know that all drugs are poisonous which can,
sometimes harm the mental health of the abuser or cause him/her life. Scarcity
of doctors and pharmacists and pharmacist and the uncontrolled manners in which
drugs are sold to the public in our markets and patient medicine also
contribute to t he problems drugs can be abused by children through imitation
of older people in the home. If drugs are sold in the home they can easily be
susceptible to abusing drugs. The Lagos weekend (1981) revealed that the
problem as far as drugs abuse is concerned lies with the individual family.
Unless parents themselves live up to their family obligation, the end of drug
abuse is far from near. The family circles can influence many negative aspect
encountered by their children outside.
Parents, guidance and teachers as
character molders have a major role to play in the general up bringing or the
child. When they discover that a child is playing with drugs he/she must be
checked immediately.
1.2
STATEMENT
OF THE PROBLEM
Through discussion, interviews write
up and research findings; it has been a known fact that there has been a world
explosion of drug addition for more than a decade. However, in Nigeria, drugs
are freely available and therefore, open to abuse. Abuse of drugs has become a
cankerworm that seems to have eaten deeply into the fabrics of children in
secondary schools. There is no day that passes without references to these
problems of drugs abuse in the press, radio and television.
Today, people use drugs for a number
of reasons, which include modification in the case of pelvic or to receive
tension, bored and anxiety. Some simply use drugs out of curiosity and to open
the mind to a new sensation. Other also use drugs to control appetite and to relaxation.
1.3
RESEARCH
QUESTION
These questions are proposed to
appraise problems encountered in the effects of drugs abuse on the academic
performance into examine the possible success in reducing the incidence of
drugs abuse in the society.
1.
Which
group of students use drugs in the secondary school?
2.
Why
do they indulge in the use of drugs
3.
What
types of drugs are commonly abused?
4.
What
are the effect of drugs abuse on the students
5.
Which
of these drugs have you come in contact with.
1.4
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
This study is of immense importance
to both the teachers, the students and the government, and any health
organisation is the sense that.
a.
It
will create awareness for the teacher and students of the existence of the use
of drug abuse in the areas of school premises with view of devising possible
methods of preventing information to them about drugs abuse by teachers in
various schools.
b.
Another
importance of drugs is to make sure that student are given the necessary
knowledge about the use of drug in order to develop good characters and be
disciplined ambassador in future.
c.
The
study to a large extent will help the government and health organisation to be
able to have laudable health objectives towards the eradication of drugs abuse
among the people in the society.
1.5
SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
The study will be limited to the
study of the effects of drugs abuse on the academic performance in secondary
school students in Okhuokhuo Community in Uhunmwode Local Government Area in
Edo State. The respondents will be chosen from five secondary schools in
Uhunmwode Local Government Area in Edo State.
1.6
DEFINITION
OF TERMS
The operational definition for this
study include:
1.
Dose:
A specific quantity of medication to be administered at one time.
2.
Patient:
Medicine: Medicine that can be obtained without doctor’s prescription e.g.
aspirin.
3.
Pharmacist:
One skilled in pharmacy (cooking of medicine) a druggist or pharmaceutical
chemist.
4.
Dependence:
Dependence is a static, psychic and sometimes also physical resulting in the
interaction between a living organism and a drug characterized by behavioural
and other respect which will always include a compulsion to take the drug on a
continuous or periodic basis in order to experience it psychic effect and some
times avoid discomfort of its absence.
5.
Sedative:
This drugs that sooth.
6.
Prevalence:
common seen or done in everywhere effects or experience.
7.
Drug:
Any substance that when taken in the living organism may modify one more of its
functions.
8.
Narcotic:
A drug, which produce abnormally deep sleep.
9.
Barbitrates:
Oramic compound used for inducing sleep e.g. mandraz, Indian Capsule,
Diezephain (valium).
10.
Halluciaogen:
Drugs that alters ones mood and sets imaginations.
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