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The Danger Of Illicit Use Of Hard Drugs Among Secondary School Students
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1.7 Definition of Key Words
Drug:
Any product other than food or water that affects the way people feel,
think, see, and behave. It is a substance that due to its chemical
nature affects physical, mental and emotional functioning.
Drug
abuse: Use of drugs for purposes other than medical reasons. It refers
to misuse of any psychotropic substances resulting in changes in bodily
functions, thus affecting the individual in a negative way socially,
cognitively or physically.
Drug addiction: Addiction to drugs or
alcohol means that a person’s body can no longer function without these
substances. The addictive substances usually have negative effects, for
example, they can alter mental state and behaviour to a point where the
individual becomes a threat to himself and others. Once a person becomes
addicted, it is hard to stop using drugs.
Drug related problems:
This term is used to describe all negative effects associated with drug
abuse such as violence, conflicts with friends or school authorities,
destruction of school property and academic underperformance.
Drug
policy: A brief statement outlining a school stand or position on
procedures for dealing with drug-related issues. It may be reflected in
the school rules and guidelines, and is also often a reflection of the
laws of Nigeria.
Illegal/legal drugs: In this study illegal drugs
refer to the substances that the government regards as harmful to the
mental and physical well-being of the individual, hence controlling or
discouraging their consumption by law. Legal drugs refer to those such
as alcohol and tobacco that are potentially dangerous but whose
consumption the government allows.
Strategies: This term refers to
the methods or approaches that schools have put in place to address drug
related problems in the institutions. They are also measures that have
been put in place by the Nigerian schools with the aim of curbing drug
abuse and controlling its negative effects.
Substance abuse: Refers
to the use of all chemicals, drugs and industrial solvents that produce
dependence (psychological and physical) in a percentage of individuals
who take them. It can also be used to refer to repeated non-medical use
of potentially additive chemical and organic substances.
Youth:
Refers to young people between 13 and 25 years or their activities and
their characteristics. The majority of students in Nigerian secondary
schools are between 13 and 19 years, a stage referred to as adolescence.
The term youth therefore includes this age bracket of students.
1.8 Organization of Study
The
study is organized into five chapters. Chapter one deals with the
study’s introduction and gives a background to the study. Chapter two
reviews related and relevant literature. The chapter three gives the
research methodology while the chapter four gives the study’s analysis
and interpretation of data. The study concludes with chapter five which
deals on the summary, conclusion and recommendation.
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