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Effect Of Drug Abuse On Nigeria Youths
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1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
This study is instigated by the increasing
use and abuse of drug among youths in Nigeria. Drug abuse and it effects
on the youths are relevant to the present trend of event, which was
noticed to be increasingly growing as observed. Drug abuse has been
found to bring different kinds of hazards to both the individual and the
country as a result of an increased intake.
In Surulere local
government area, the predominant dwellers indulge in drug consumption as
a social cultural whereby drug sellers sell the products to youths.
Also in youthful birthday parties, drugs are being distributed as a type
of refreshment to guests. The younger ones grow up to become drug
abuser, thereby seeming no harm whatsoever in use of drug intake. Youth
and adolescent of this community also pick up this habit through
observing others abusing drug. In other words, these people are
typically family members, parent, friends and neighbours around them. On
the health effect, Barry (1996) state that damage to the ovum or sperm
before conception can lead to abnormalities in the child. He further
says that if the foetus is exposed to alcohol in the mothers blood in
the early weeks, it may be born with foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Some
studies suggest that marijuana produces change in the users chromosome
and as with nicotine and alcohol may damage sperm, reducing fertility
and affecting the developing foetus. A defective ovum which is
fertilized is likely to produce an early miscarriage. chronic cannabises
use causes decreased level of male hormone testestone, testicular,
degeneration and arrested or abnormal sperm production (Barry, 1996).
It
is in consideration of the above that the researcher is concerned with
survey of effect of drug abuse on the youths in Nigeria.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
Based
on the above stated problems the study came up with the following
objectives. The specific objectives of the research work are stated as
follows:
i. To examine the major effect of drug abuse on the youths
ii. To discover the extent drug abuse has influenced the youths in Nigeria.
iii. To find out the control measures put in place to check drug abuse among youths in Nigeria
iv. To investigate the physical or health consequences of drug abuse on the society today
v. To examine the effectiveness of the government in fight against drug abuse among youths
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION
In
order to achieve the above objectives the study came up with the
following research questions. The research questions are stated as
follows:
i. What are the major effects of drug abuse on the youths?
ii. To what extent has drug abuse influenced the youths in Nigeria?
iii. What control measures have been put in place to check drug abuse among youths in Nigeria
iv. How effective are the government responding to fight against drug abuse among youths?
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