ABSTRACT Many Secondary schools face daily drug abuse related incidents by students. Drug abuse has led to students' riots, boycotts, sit in and at times total destruction of school properties and in some cases result in lives loss of students. This research seeks to develop prevention and intervention strategies of curbing drug abuse in public secondary schools in Wajir East District, Wajir County. The objectives of the study are to determine the types of drugs commonly abused, to identify ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of drug and substance abuse on academic performance of primary pupils in Yala Division, Gem District - Kenya. Most of schools in this region have being experiencing challenges in trying to fight this menace of drug and substance abuse among the primary pupils. The eight (8) schools that participated in the study were selected random sampling technique. Both random and purposive sampling techniques were used in selecting the 80...
ABSTRACT There is an alarming prevalence of drug abuse worldwide. Often the consumers are not aware about the types of substances they are using and the interrelated risks. In recent years, new psychoactive substances appeared in the illicit market. It has been frequently reported that there is the presence of novel psychoactive substances, such as synthetic cathinones, cannabinoids and phenethylamines, which are known to be pharmacologically and toxicologically hazardous. The current study ...
ABSTRACT This study was on an inquiry into the social consequences among the youths 111 Nakawa division Kampala District. The study was carried out for a period of one month. The need for the study arose due to the high rates of drug abuse among the youths . The researcher used in-depth interviews, key formants, Observations and documentary review during the study based on the objectives such as establishing the causes of drug abuse among the youths, the effects of drug abuse and the strateg...
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate on the effect of drug abuse on the students’ behaviour in both government and community secondary schools in Uganda. The study was guided by the following objectives; to investigate the causes of drug abuse among secondary students in Nsangi Town Council, to establish the effects of drug abuse on the behaviour of students in Nsangi Town Council and to determine the possible remedies to the problems of drug abuse among secondary students in N...
This study was set forward to determine the effect of drug abuse on the academic performance of students in Gucha district. The general objective or purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of drug abuse on the academic performance of students in Gucha district While reviewing related information on the topic of study, the researcher sought for ideas of prior scholars whose suppositions and contentions were similar the problem under study. The study employed a descriptive design as ...
ABSTRACT The literature shows that many studies on the problem of drug abuse have not only been carried out among Nigerian Secondary school students but also among undergraduates in Nigerian Universities. Uen studies, however, focussed mainly on the magnitude or the epidemiological nature of the problem and paid little attention to the relationship between drug abuse and students learning. The present study investigated the prevalence of drug abuse and its relationship to academic motivation ...
ABSTRACT The research focused on the efforts done to curb drug abuse by students from the whole world in general, Africa, East Africa and Luanda division in particular. The main objectives of the study were; to examine the efforts done to curb drug abuse by students or pupils. The research based on the following hypothesis; schooling and the home environment have both positively and negatively contributed towards the discouragement of drug abuse by students. Both secondary and primary ...
ABSTRACT The principle of this aims at investigating the causes of drug abuse in Nyendo ssenyanga Division secondary schools Masaka district. The research applied inspection method that involved qualitative and quantitative approaches of collecting raw data. Ten questionnaires were sent to ten respondents who completed and returned all of them to the researcher. The respondents were randomly sampled. Frequency tables and pie charts were used to assemble and analyze the raw data in percentages...
ABSTRACT This work was done to final out the assessment of the mass media's role in the campaign against drug abuse, because drug abuse has become a serious problem we are facing both in Nigeria and in other parts of the world. The objectives of this research is to find out if drug abuse has increased crime rate in Nigeria, to find out if the mass media is performing their functions effectively, its assessment in the campaign against drug abuse in Nigeria and what impression peopl...
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Health care providers play a fundamental role in the society as the foremost members of the health care service team for the victims of sexual violence and abuse and their attitudes towards victims of sexual violence and abuse can play a pivotal role in the standard of health care services provided for sexual violence and abuse victims. Thus, this study investigates the attitude of care providers towards sexual and abuse victims in a university health center in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo Univer...
ABSTRCT The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of drug abuse among students in the selected secondary schools in Kaliro town council, Kaliro district and this was achieved through the three research objectives and these included the following; To examine the causes of drug abuse among the students in the selected secondary schools in Kaliro town council, Kaliro district, To examine the effects of drug abuse among students in the selected secondary schools in Kaliro town council, ...
ABSTRACT The problem of drug abuse and illegal trafficking in drug by man is no longer a new phenomenon in Nigeria.
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...