ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to examine the impact of drug abuse on students’ academic performance in selected senior high schools in the Greater Accra Metropolis. Four research questions guided the study. The study employed cross-sectional design. A sample size of 133 teachers and 329 third year students were selected for the study. The questionnaire was first pilot-tested to ensure its validity and reliability. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the research da...
ABSTRACT Drug and Substance Abuse has been talked about worldwide and Nigeria is part of that globe. Teachers, parents, church officials and other stakeholders have been at the forefront trying to find out the causes and ways of controlling it. Therefore, there is a need to curb this vice. This study aimed at finding out what makes adolescents abuse drugs and the effects that arise out of this practice with reference to Oye Ekiti, Nigeria. The study also suggested measures that can be ta...
ABSTRACT Drug abuse among youths in Nigeria has been a problem to the youths and the society in General. The consequences of drug abuse are not only on the individual user but also on his or her offspring, family and the society. To this effect, the study seeks to assess institutional mechanism and appropriate ways in combating drug abuse and other related drugs in Nigeria and to direct the youths on the way to follow to become useful to themselves, their families and to the Nigerian ...
ABSTRACT The study examined the effect of drug abuse on the academic performance of students in Masaka Town senior secondary school Masaka municipality, specifically the study Intended to (i) identify the sources of the drugs in Masaka Municipality, (ii) to examine the level of drug abuse of students in Masaka Town Secondary school and (iii) to establish the relationship between drug abuse and performance of students in Masaka Town Secondary school. This study employed a cross sectional surve...
ABSTRACT The study intended to examine the relationship between drug abuse and domestic violence in Nagongera Sub County. The study was guided by the following objectives; to establish the causes of drug abuse in Nagongera; to identify efforts to curb drug abuse and domestic violence in Nagongera; to establish the effects of drug abuse in Nagongera Sub County. The study took a period of two months, from May to July 2017, due to the limitation ofresources for a longer period in the field obtai...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study aims at investigating whether there is any relation between drug abuse and student performance in Kenya, Makuyu division secondary schools. The researcher applied survey method that involved qualitative and quantitative approaches of collecting raw data. Thirty questionnaires were sent to thirty respondents who completed and returned all of them to the researcher. The respondents were randomly sampled. Frequency tables, bar graph and pie chart were used to a...
ABSTRACT Addiction among health providers is a significant but undocumented cause of death globally. The non-talked about behavior is increasing day by day. In Kenya, drug and substance abuse is an increasing public health problem. The medical professionals are particularly at increased risk of abusing drugs at their disposal meant for prescription and non-prescription purposes. Such drugs for example are the opioids, sedatives, tranquilizers, alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, and cannabis among o...
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ABSTRACT The aim of this study was designed to assess the impact of Drug abuse on students‘ academic performance among secondary schools in Temeke Municipality. Specific objectives for this study were to: Investigate the causes of drug abuse among secondary school students in Temeke Municipality; assess the Challenges faced in controlling drug abuse in secondary schools and examine the impact of drug abuse on students‘ academic performance in secondary school in Temeke Municipality. The...
Many pupils have dropped out of school in the past in Kabare Education Zone. The researcher felt that one of the factors causing the dropout is drug abuse. This because the children are seen abusing tobacco and alcohol immediately they leave school. The research was about causes of drug abuse on the behaviour of pupils of selected primary schools in Kabare Education zone. The researcher used survey methods to reach out the pupils in the zone. The instrument used was questionnaires. The m...
The original aim was establish the impacts of drug abuse and the youth development in Northern Division, Iganga Municipality Uganda whose specific objectives were to establish the causes of drug abuse among the youth in Iganga Municipality, Northern Division, to identify the effects of drng abuse, c01mnon signs and symptoms among the youth in Iganga municipality, No1ihem Division, to examine the possible strategies to curb drug abuse among the youth in Northern Division, Iganga Municipality U...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate into the challenges experienced in drug and substance abuse cessation efforts by students in secondary schools in Machakos County. The following were the four objectives of the study; to investigate individual challenges experienced by students in secondary schools in Machakos Town in their effort to stop abusing drugs, to establish family challenges experienced by students in secondary schools in Machakos Town in their efforts to stop ab...
ABSTRACT The study dealt in investigating the effect of drug abuse on student's performance at Kapseret Division Uasin Gishu District-Kenya. Theoretical and empirical literature was reviewed with references to writers in drug abuse like Lary cynl Jenseh (2004) Generally these scholars and researchers have written extensively on drug abuse. They agree that several effects contribute to poor performance among students. The researcher used questionnaires and interviews to collect relevant inform...
ABSTRACT The study was to establish the impact of broadcast media in fighting against drug abuse in Uganda. With special attention to UBC Radio located in Kampala Central. It was guided by the researcher objectives that included investigating on the effect of broadcast media in fighting against drug abuse among the Ugandans. examining the role of broadcast media in educating and enlightening the Ugandans on drug abuse, to examine the challenges facing broadcast media in creating awarenes...