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Determinants Of Drug Usage Among Females As Perceived By Secondary School Teachers
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA] -
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Operational Definition of Terms
Addiction: is a condition in which the addict was committed to a drug physically and mentally, had progressed steadily alone the tolerance ladder and was a societal problem.
Alcohol: It is a colorless, intoxicating and inflammable chemical compound which when absorbed consciously or unconsciously has an effect on human health and causes change in behaviour.
Drug: Drug is any chemical substance, other than food, which taken into the body system of a living organism may alter or modify one or more of its functions.
Drug Abuse or Misuses: This is a repeated misuse of drugs or chronic desire for the effects of a particular drug created in an individual. Chronic abuse of drugs can lead to socially deviant behaviour, psychological dependence.
Drug Addiction: Is a state of chronic intoxication produced by the repeated consumption of a drug characterized by an over powering desire to continue taking the drug and to obtain supplies regardless of the cost females.
Youth: Young women who have reached the stage of puberty between the age of fifteen to thirty years.
Hallucinogenic Drug: These encompass a wide variety of drugs that produced marked aberrations of behavour. They produce a condition of great heightened sensory perception.
Marijuana: Is a mind drug that produces fantasies. It is know by several common names such as joint, leaves, flowers and the fruiting tips are usually dried and mixed with tobacco and rolled into a cigarette for smoking.
Narcotics: Are drugs which dull sensibility, relieve pain and induce sleepiness. It is a term applied to a drug which in most people under circumstances and appropriate close change mood.
Pill and Capsules: Tablet or tiny container of medicine for swallowing, often soluble or a small piece of medicinal substance for swallowing whole (a contraceptive pill).
Tobacco: As used here refers to decided or cured leaves got from plant (Nicolianata bacum) which contains chemicals believed to have medicinal properties. Tobacco is the manufactured or synthesized product of Nicaliano tobacum leaves.
Scope of the Study
The scope of the study is to investigate the determinant of drug usage among female as perceived by secondary school teachers of Ilorin South Local Government Area. The study aims at finding out the influence of variables Age, Gender, Religion and martial Status on the perception of respondents.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT The study examined the determinants of drug usage among females as perceived by secondary school teachers in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. Data were collected from 200 randomly selected teachers through drug usage among females as perceived by secondary school teacher questionnaire. The questionnaire was analysed using simple frequency counts and percentages. The study showed that the use of drug like India herm, cocaine, amphelamines, marijuana and cannabis ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]APPENDIX UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN FACULTY OF EDUCATION COUNSELLOR EDUCATION Factors Responsible for Female Involvement in Drugs Use Questionnaire (FRFIDUQ) Dear Respondent, This questionnaire is designed to find out factors responsible for female involvement in drug use as perceived by Undergraduate Students of University of Ilorin. Please kindly give sincere and objective responses to the items of this questionnaire. All information given will be treat with utmost confidentiality. All information s ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Distribution of Respondents by Gender Table 2: Distribution of Respondent by Age Table 3: Distribution of Respondents by Marital Status Table 4: Distribution of the respondents by Religion Table 5: Ranking order Item by item Analysis of Responses Table 6: Summary Table for the Determinants of Drug Use among Females Table 7: Means Standard Deviations and t-values of Respondents’ Perception of the determina ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page Approval Page Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Contents List of Tables CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Statement of the Problem Research Questions Research Hypotheses Purpose of the Study Significance of the Study Operational Definition of Terms Scope of the Study CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Introduction Meaning, Nature and Concept of Drug Abuse Causes of Use of Dr ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 14 ]To summarize the hypothesized action of various drug on central nervous system. It is helpful to categorize some representative by the action they produce. These are as follows: a. Drug affecting arousal. These drugs probably mimic the effects of Norepirephrice (NE) by displacing this amine from peripheral adrenergic nerve ending. b. Drug affecting mood c. Drug affecting perception According to office of applied studies (2000): - Substance abuse can result ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREEMETHODOLOGY Introduction In this chapter the method and procedure used in carrying out the investigation are presented. This includes the research design, sample and sampling procedure, instrumentation, (validity and reliability), procedure for data administration and collection, scoring procedure and method of data analysis. Research Design This research adopts the descriptive survey method dealing with eliciting information on the factors responsible for females†... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]Hypothesis ThreeThere is no significant difference in the determinant of drug us among female as perceived by respondents on the basis of Marital Status. Table 9 indicates that the calculated t-value of .31 is less than critical t-value of 1.96. Therefore hypothesis four which stated that “there is no significant difference in the factors responsible for females involvement in drugs use as perceived by respondents on the basis of marital status of parent was accepted because no significant ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Implication of findings The finding of this study revealed that: Agreed that social factors were ranked as the first major factor responsible for females involvement in drug use. Social factors include such factors as: “they want to prevent or abort pregnancy and the exposure through advertisements such on television newspaper, radio billboards etcâ€. The implication of these findings is that more females’ youths will engage in drug use because of the ra ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAdegoke, A.A. (2003). Adolescent in Africa. Revealing the problems of teenagers in a Contemporary Africa Society. Ibadan. Hadassay Publishing. Akinade, E.A. (2005). Dictionary of Guidance and Counselling. Counselling psychology.Australian Bureau of Statistics (2003). Overview of drug use a among women. Australia: Alc Research & Public Policy Series. Australian Bureau of Statistics (2004). Overview of drug use among women Australian: Alc Research & Public Policy Series.Australian Crime ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT The study examined the determinants of drug usage among females as perceived by secondary school teachers in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. Data were collected from 200 randomly selected teachers through drug usage among females as perceived by secondary school teacher questionnaire. The questionnaire was analysed using simple frequency counts and percentages. The study showed that the use of drug like India herm, cocaine, amphelamines, marijuana and cannabis ... Continue reading---