Drug Abuse And School Dropout Among Youths. A Case Study Of Nawanyago Subcounty, Kamuli District

ABSTRACT

This thesis was written in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a bachelor’s

degree of social work and social administration of Kampala International University. This study

was mainly aimed at finding out the relationship between drug abuse among youths and school

dropouts in Nawanyago Sub-County-Kamuli District. This study used qualitative statistics and

quantitative approaches in order to come up with valid information on the relationship between

the variables under investigation. This study aimed to identify the effect of alcohol consumption

on school dropout among the youth of Nawanyago sub-county in Kamuli district, to identi& the

effect of cigarette smoking on school dropout among the youth of Nawanyago sub-county in

Kamuli district, and to find out the effect of Marijuana Consumption on school dropout among

youth of Nawanyago sub-county in Kamuli district. According to the findings, both males and

females participated in the study. This is an indication that gender equality was taken care off so

the findings therefore cannot be doubted on gender grounds; they can be relied for decision

making. The respondents were well educated and the information obtained from them could be

relied on for the purpose of this study. Moreover, the majority of the respondents were mature

hence the information obtained from them could be trusted and looked at as true and a good

representation of the information the researcher was looking for. The findings show that people

in Nawanyago sub-County are very much aware of the negative impacts of drug abuse but no

serious action and research had been undertaken. Furthermore, the findings show that there is need for civic education of the parents aimed at sensitizing them on how to caution their children about the dangerous impacts of taking drugs like alcohol, marijuana among others