The Effect Of Narcotics Consumption On Students Academic Performance (Acase Studyof Federal University Oye Ekiti).

ABSRACT

The effect of drug abuse on the academic performance of students in Federal University Oye

Ekiti and their entire lives across board cannot be overemphasized. The aim of this study is to

primarily explore the effect of drugs on their academic performance and to investigate if there

are common drugs likely to be abused by undergraduate's student infuoye.

Drug abuse seems to undermine the ability of university undergraduates to learn. Drug also

appears to contradict our values of physical wellbeing. For the sake of this study it will be

necessary to mention few theories that were used which include socio-cultural theory, biological,

learning and so on. Some number of scholars has talked about the effect of narcotics on students

academic performance. A drug refers to a substance that could bring about change in the

biological function through its chemical action (okoye 2001) it is also considered as a substance

that modifies perception, cognition mood behavior and general body function(balogun2006).the

chapter three looks at methodology explored .sample size, study population, instrument used and

data analysis. The study population is FUOYE students primary and secondary sources were

used in collecting the data. Findings have shown that the common drugs FUOYE students take

are tramadol, s. k and so on. Studies have equally shown that the effect of drug abuse on

student's academic performance is negative.