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Educational Facility And Social Studies Students’ Performance In Junior Waec In Junior Secondary School
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1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The necessity of this study is due
to the rate of mental misbehavior and the undue irrational acts of the
students in our society and this eventually prompted the researcher to
carry out this scholarly work on implications of drug addiction on
academic performance among secondary school students of Odeda Local
Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The following are the objectives of the study:
(1)
To determine the substance/drugs that are abused/addicted to by
secondary school students in Odeda Local Government Area.
(2) To establish the possible causes of drug addiction among secondary school students.
(3) To assess the implications of drug use and its addiction on the academics of students.
(4)
To determine the possible preventive measures and solutions to drug
addiction amongst secondary school students in Odeda Local Government
Area.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions are hereby raised to serve as anchor for the study.
(1) What are the drugs commonly abused and addicted to by students in Odeda Local Government Area?
(2) What are the factors responsible for drug addiction among students?
(3) What are the implications or effects of drug addiction on students’ academic performance?
(4) How can the problems of drug addiction be prevented and controlled among secondary school students?
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The findings of this study will enable the school administrators and
other prospective consumers of this research work to have an
unprecedented insight into the challenges of drugs, drug related
activities and drug addiction amongst secondary school students. The
outcome of this study will equally serve as a working tool for teachers,
guardian, and counsellors in particular, and educationists in general
to enhance their intervention strategies when dealing with students with
drug related issues and behaviours.
1.6 DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY
This
study on drug addiction and its academic implications is limited to
secondary school in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Drugs: Illegal substances that students take some, inject, etc for the physical and mental effect.
Drug Addiction: The condition of been addicted to drugs.
Drug Peddler: The person who sells illegal drugs.
Intoxication: Act of taking alcohol/drugs which makes one feel excited and not think clearly.
Unrelenting: An unpleasant situation where a person doesn’t stop or become less severe.
Compulsive: When something is difficult to stop or controlled and the student not being able to control his/her behaviour.
Prevalent: Something that exist or very common at a particular time or place.
Delinquency: A bad or criminal behaviour usually of young people.
Delirious: When someone is in an excited state and not able to think or speak clearly.
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