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Examination Of Risk Behavior From Hard Drugs (methamphetamine "mkpurummiri") Among The Youths
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This study was carried out on he examination of risk behavior from hard drugs (methamphetamine "mkpurummiri") among the youths. using Umunneochi LGA as a case study. To achieve this, thee significant research objectives were formulated. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprises of syouths in Umunneochi LGA, Abia State. In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 112 respondents while 109 were received and 100 were validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables and mean scores. The result of the findings reveals that the prevalence of methamphetamine consumption among youths in Nigeria is high. The findings also revealed that the consequences associated with addiction to methamphetamine consumption among youths in Nigeria include; suicide, personality disorders, infectious, and dental, diseases, epilepsy, depression, and changes in the eating pattern. In regard to the findings, the study recommends that Government should strictly enforce its existing laws against drug abuse through its regulatory agencies; drug testing in probation agencies should be used with sufficient frequency and randomness to identify and deter continued substance abuse; and program planning, development, and implementation should include all potentially affected persons, including agency administrators, line personnel, key juvenile justice stakeholders (e.g., judges, court administrators, prosecuting and defense attorneys), and important community representatives (e.g., substance abuse, mental health, and medical treatment providers)..
Keywords: Drug, Abuse, methamphetamine .
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]The
regular methamphetamine use can lead to long-term harmful effects [21].
Ahmad Hatim (2011) conducted a study on methamphetamine dependence in
Malaysia, and the results showed that the prevalence of psychiatric
co-morbidity among these people was 54.4%, the prevalence of suicide was
12.1%, and 47.9% of these people had high levels of
methamphetamine-induced psychosis [15]. Similarly, Petit et al. (2012),
in their study, found that there was a significant association between
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]The
regular methamphetamine use can lead to long-term harmful effects [21].
Ahmad Hatim (2011) conducted a study on methamphetamine dependence in
Malaysia, and the results showed that the prevalence of psychiatric
co-morbidity among these people was 54.4%, the prevalence of suicide was
12.1%, and 47.9% of these people had high levels of
methamphetamine-induced psychosis [15]. Similarly, Petit et al. (2012),
in their study, found that there was a significant association between
me ... Continue reading---
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