Determinants Of Drug Usage Among Females As Perceived By Secondary School Teachers
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA]

Despite the fact that data are scantly on reported cases, death rate from drug abuse and hospital admissions of drug users, the available report from psychiatric, general and private hospital indicate an increase in the number of drug misuses seeking for medical treatment regrettable these drugs misuses are mainly youths. Tiamiyu (1993).
Economic of the added new dimension to youths taking drugs is the fact that drugs trafficking have become a very increative trade. So lucrative that even the stiff penalties imposed by the Federal Government have particularly failed to stem the tide or reduce the rate of abuse among youths. Some drug dealers, including women, even go to the extent of putting the stuff in their stomach or private part in an attempt to deceive vigilant security and custom officials. Instead of these women contributing to the progress and development of our country, they have become a liability to:
i.    Themselves
ii.    Their family
iii.    Their country at large.
Todays mass media such as he newspaper, magazines, the radio and the television are used for various purpose. Many types of drugs are advertised. Television programmes are used to promote and advocate the use of certain drugs. You must have some across may such advertising programmes like “Guinness is good for you”, “you’re by far brighter on a star” “golden Guinea pills new life in you”, and so many others. When youth come across such programmes, they are encouraged to believe that they are socially acceptable.
A growing body of research has examined female offenders and female drug users separately, in comparison to male and in relation to their gendered social roles. A number of gender differences have been found that highlight the importance of examining women’s drug use separately from men’s. For example, addicted women are more likely to suffer from depression and low self esteem, more likely to combine drugs and alcohol and to being and sustain an addiction through association with an addicted male associate (Pohl and Boyd, 1992 an Donalh, 2004).
    Women also face distinct issued related to their social roles as women mothers and careers the effect their drug abuse, offending and treatment option of. These includes: -
-    Early experiences of sexual and physical abuse.
-    Mental health issues
-    Social stigma related to drug abuse and offending
-    Caring for children and other relatives
-    Poverty associated with being sing parents and
-    Disease and abuse associated with sex work.
Statement of the Problem    
 Several effort and strategies have been employed to slump out the menace of drug use among the youths. Conferences, Seminars, workshops, research studies and public enlightenment campaign have been held in this regard. When all these seem not to be working, other measures like imprisonment, using law enforcement agents and sentencing offenders were employed to check the problem, unfortunately, all these have proved abortive. The problem of drug abuse has continue to eat deeper and deeper in our society and educational setting at secondary and tertiary level. Teachers, parents and administration views have been sought on the causes and way to check the problem. None of their suggested solution has checked this problem. Several other empirical research conducted on the uses of psychological strategies like moral counselling, group counselling and so on have not really brought the needed attitude change. Hence, the current study tried to investigate the nature and factors responsible or problem associate from students’ perspective. This is a deviation from some precious studies. The objectives of this study are to:
1.    Find out the unlimited restructure meaning and nature of drugs abuse.
2.    Find out the factors responsible for females involvement in drug use as perceived by secondary school teachers of Ilorin South Local Government Area.
3.    To find out the consequences and roles of government in curbing use of drugs.