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Prevalence Of And Motivation For Drug Abuse  
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Table 3 presents the mean and rank order on prevalence of drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions. The table shows that items 1, 6 and 14 were ranked the top three i.e 1st, 2nd and 3rd with the mean score of 2.63, 2.53 and 2.52 respectively. The first ranked item states that students’ take drugs without medical prescriptions, the second items stated that students use drugs prescribed for someone else and the third ranked item was that students take more or less drugs than doctor ordered. On the other hand, items 7(mean score 2.26) and 13 (mean score 2.26), 12 (mean score 2.24), and 2 (mean score 2.10) were ranked 12th, 14th and 15th respectively. This implies that they were the least ranked three items. They stated that students use drugs for longer than the physical advices and they cannot do without drugs. The 14th item stated that students seldom consume heroin while the 15th ranked item stated that students take drugs before attending classes.
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]UNIVERSITY OF ILORINFACULTY OF EDUCATIONCOUNSELLOR EDUCATION DEPARTMENTPrevalence of and Motivation for Drug Abuse Questionnaire (PMDAQ)Dear Respondent, This instrument is designed to elicit information on the prevalence of, and motivation for drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. Your sincere responses to each of the items will be highly appreciated as all information supplied will be treated with utmost confidentiality and be used strictly for the re ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Purpose of the Study The main purpose of this study is to find out the prevalence of, and motivation for drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, suggestion will be made on alternative activities that Nigeria youths can venture their time and energy aside drugs and roles of counsellors in preventing drug abuse among youths so that they may have a life of purpose and be self actualized.Significance of the StudyYouthful age has ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 14 ]Types of Alcohol BeveragesMoronkola and Otinwa (1999) listed the following types of alcohol beverages available in Nigeria: Wine, beer and distilled beverage. Wine: Wine is made from the fermented juice grapes or other fruits. It has a typical alcohol content of 10% to 14% by volume. There are five basic types of wines, red, white, rose and sparkling or champagne, containing carbon dioxide (all referred to as table wine) and desert for cocktail (with an alcohol content ranging from 15% to 24%.Be ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Section B and C of the instrument contained 15 items each, the highest possible score any respondent can obtain is 60 (i.e 4 x 15), while the lowest possible score is 15 (i.e 1 x 15). Therefore, the range is 45 (i.e 60 – 15). The mid-point of range is 22.5 (i.e 45 ÷ 2). The cut-off point is therefore 60 – 22.5 (i.e maximum score minus the mid-point of the range) or 15 + 22.5 (i.e the minimum score plus (+) the mid of the range), in which either case is 37.5. Thus, if res ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Still on the basis of age, the hypothesis that there is significant difference in the motivation for drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions was accepted as no significant difference was found. It then indicates that respondents’ age has no influence in their motivation for drug abuse. Irrespective of their different age brackets, they tend to be motivated towards drug abuse by peer pressure, in order to work better and experiment how it works. The finding thus supports that of ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]REFERENCESAaron, K., Robert, L., Reische, D., Barbara, V., Waggoner, S. & Wagger, H.(1982). Understanding health. New Jersey: Random House Visual Education Corporation. Abdullahi, O. (1995). Typology of research. In S. Jimoh (ed). Methodology: An inter disciplinary approach. Ilorin: Unilorin Library and Publication.Akindelly, B. (2009). Causes, effects and control of drug abuse in society.Retrieved July 22, 2013 from. http://www.voices.yahoo.com/causes-effects-control-drug-abuse-society. ... Continue reading---
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