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Influence Of Drug Abuse On Students’ Academic Performance
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Furthermore, most homes where the parents or other family members
abuse drugs, they are prone to problems which include child abuse, child
neglect, constant squabble and emotional destruction among others.
A child who grows up in such atmosphere of chaos is most likely to
emulate the above vicar. Consequently, the child developed the habit of
stealing, pick pocketing, shop lifting and even borrowing money to be
able to acquire drug.
The situation increases when the child is
introduced to a larger society such as schools or colleges, where the
atmosphere is more loose than what exists at home. Hence the child who
had earlier picked up the bad habit of drugs abuse at home immediately
show himself as being more socially advanced than his colleagues.
A gang is then formed and social problem developed within the college.
(Awake A. 2003) The recent cases of campus cults and confraternities in
our higher institutions of learning can be used to buttress the above
points. Our schools have now become the battle ground to the children,
on graduate, they have now become a menace to the society. They have
matures as an undesirable element and hardened criminal. With their
record, such individual becomes a ready target for recruitment by trans –
national criminal organizations, hired assassin, drug pusher. E.g Boko
Haram and Badoo gang.
Lastly, the family is largely responsible for the moral upbringing of their children. If the family introduced drug to the child during the formative years, the child will grow up with the habit as we have discussed earlier. Once the habit is formed the child becomes morally bankrupt, his/her bad behavior continues until the individual is finally destroyed. There is no doubt that drug abuse has tremendous negative impacts on the moral upbringing of the students. (Kudrasi GM and Mary Plummer 2009)
Effect on the Life of Drug Abused Individual: Drug Abused Individual is one who makes an irresponsible use of drugs and without professional guidance in order to achieve individual satisfaction and receive well – being. The effect of drugs addict ranges from emporia, loss of appetite, nervousness, impaired memory, loss of weight, poor concentration, lack of interest. (Hogan M. 2002)
Some portion of the study will attempt to expose the negative influence of drugs in the social life of the Drug Abused Individual. Man is a social being and in whatever society he finds himself he strives to exist within the ambit of the actual and perceived social values prevalent in such a society. With this in mind and given the stated effects of drug on Drug Abused Individual, it is imminent to understand the influences Dug abuse brings to the societal life of Drug Abused Individual.
They are normally left out, scorned and abused by the generality of the society especially when the negative effect of the Drug abuse arises to bear their lives. Furthermore Drug Abused Individual tend to flock together. They find it increasingly difficult to meet up with the requirement of what it takes to be in the social environment. Equally Drug Abused Individual are seen to be synonymous with criminal. All forms of criminal behaviours and the perpetrators of those criminals are drug addicts. (Univazo C. 2009),
Counseling of Drug Abuse
Drug abuse counseling requires a comprehensive approach that not only rehabilitates them, but also addresses the underlying causes of chemical dependency. People delve into drug abuse for different reasons; some to cope with life’s failure and disappointments, others to be accepted by peers and some to forget conflicts. From wayward adolescent runaways to depressed housewives, society is fast becoming a culture of people seeking to escape reality. Behavioural therapists and counsellors strive to uncover the root cause of substance abuse by conducting one – on – one consultation with people who opt to enroll in rehabilitation programmes. Some have reached the end of their rope, and come to the realization that professional intervention whether faith – based or secular is the only way out of the vicious cycle of chemical dependency. (Delinda Mercer, Ph.D. 2004)
The source of abuse can begin with a desire deferred, a hope denied, or a lifetime riddled with physical or sexual abuse, a dysfunctional family environment, absentee father, or abusive mother. Whatever the cause or catalyst for substance abuse, drug abuse counseling must follow a direct and holistic approach to produce a cure and an individual capable of reentering society. Therapy usually starts with an assessment of each program participant by an impartial clinician. Counselors listen intently to participant’s verbal and Non – verbal responses to a specific set of questions. Drug abuse counseling explores past medical histories, criminal backgrounds, employment records, and past behavioural treatment rendered to clients. Medical histories will reveal conditions which may have contributed to substance abuse. Many a time, individuals looked for pain killers, tranquilizers, or over the counter drugs. Some establish a pattern of dependency on prescription medicines, often finding emotional relief and stimuli from a pill bottle rather than facing people, places and things which are disconnecting. Patient records may reveal multiple prescriptions for the same drug obtained from several different physicians. In the case of prescription, drug abuse counsellors will recommend weaning programs and address emotional issues. (Delinda Mercer, Ph.D. 2004)
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the influence of drug abuse on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria. The instrument used for the study was a questionnaire tagged “Influence of Drug abuse on students’ Academic Performance Questionnaire (IDASAPQ). It consisted of 20 items which elicited necessary information from 200 students in Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. Frequency counts and percent ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]UNIVERSITY OF ILORINFACULTY OF EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT OF COUSELLOR EDUCATIONINFLUENCE OF DRUG ABUSE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (IDASAPQ) Dear Respondent,This questionnaire is designed to obtain data on the influence of drug addiction on students’ academic performance as perceived by Kwara State. You are therefore requested to provide very sincere responses to each of the items. Kindly note that your responses will be treated with utmost confidentially as the ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESTable 1: Classification of Hard Drugs Table 2: Distribution of Respondents by Gender, Age, Religion, ATP, ATF and Tor Table 3: Means of Influence of Drug Addiction Rank – ordered Table 4: Results of t-test comparing Male and Female Respondents’ perception Table 5: Results of t-test Comparing Christian and Islamic Religion of Respondents perception Table 6: ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgement Table of content List of Tables Abstract CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYIntroduction State of problem Purpose of the study Significance of the study Research Questions Research Hypotheses Scope and Limitation the Study Operational Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURENature and Normal use of Drug Classification of Hard Drugs • ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]The study will commence by analyzing how to problem of drug abuse came into being. In this aspect, the study will then proceed to show the effect of drug abuse on student’s academic performance. Finally, the study intends to draw conclusion and make useful suggestion and recommendations in order to combat the menace of drug abuse. Operational Definition of Terms Abuse: is the improper usage or treatment of an entity, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in ma ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Reliability: Reliability of the instrument according to (Neil R. Carlson
2009) refer Reliability in statistics and psychometrics as the overall
consistency of a measure. A measure is said to have a high reliability
if it produces similar results under consistent conditions. "It is the
characteristic of a set of test scores that relates to the amount of
random error from the measurement process that might be embedded in the
scores. A test – retest method was employed to ascerta ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Table 2 shows the Means and Rank orders of influence of drug abuse on students’ academic performance. From the table, Item 1 (“Drug abuse can lead to poor concentration in the classâ€) ranked first (1st) with a mean score of 3.285. Item 13 (“Drug abuse can lead to frequent fatigueâ€) ranked 2nd with a mean score of 3.100, while item 15th (“Drug abuse can lead to poor spelling habitâ€) and Item 20 (“Drug abuse can lead to not being able to understand ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Conclusion This study has undertaken to find for the influence of drug abuse on academic performance of secondary school students in Ilorin. Based on the finding from this study and its subsequent discussion, the following constitute the study and its subsequent discussion, the following constitute the study’s conclusion.Table 2 showed the Mean and Rank orders of influence of drug abuse on students’ academic performance. From the table, Item 1 (“Drug abuse can lead t ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAbel. F.I (1974), The use of Indian hemp & drugs, among secondary school students in Lagos, Nigerian University press.Alfred, B. Williams, G. and payne, W.J.A (1969) “medical chemistry†new York London, page 3-47 published, designed and printed by tap printing works, new York.Ajila C.O; Causes of Drug Abuse among school adolescents in Ondo State. Nig. Rev. Afr. Affairs, 6: 45-55, 1992.Adelekan, M.L Abiodun, O.A, Imoukhom Obayan, A.O, Oni G.A., Ogunremi, O.O Psychosocial Cor ... Continue reading---
