The Relationship Between Drug Abuse And Tone Of Discipline In Secondary Schools

Reports on Public Health Technical Report Series (1982) defined drug as substance which act on a person central nervous system to produce change in sensations, mood and perception, such drugs need not have any recognized medical value but the changes they induce are usually at the early state of pleasurable use.Generally, drug abuse can be said to be the use of any drug usually self administered, in a way that deviates from the approved medical, social or cultural pattern, drug abuse and use especially among secondary school students can prevent the building of a useful and successful life. That is, it may lead to giving up from an historical perspective, the drug abuse scale in Nigeria continues to change.

Drug abuse has specific effects on the brain, it can somewhat vary depending on the drug that is being used, virtually every drug that is abused has an effect on the executive functioning areas of the brain. Drug abuse particularly affects the brain’s ability to inhibit actions that the person would otherwise delay or prevent.This study will unveil the relationship between drug abuse and the tone of discipline in secondary schools, how inappropriate administration of discipline or lack of discipline or laisser-faire attitude on the part of both parents and teachers is the root cause of drug abuse in secondary schools. 

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The problem is the relationship between drug abuse and tone of discipline in secondary schools in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State. This study is to identify the students’ discipline problems such as truancy, stealing, fighting, drug abuse and other social vices. The factors responsible for these indiscipline acts and how to remedy its negative effect on the school and the society.

1.3 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The objective of this study is to find out the relationship between drug abuse and the tone of discipline in secondary schools in Owan East Local Government Area of Edo State.

1. The study is therefore expected to sample the opinion of teachers and students about drug abuse and tone of discipline. 

2. The study will also find out the different types of drugs that are being abused.

3. This study will also look at the tone of discipline in secondary schools today and the tone of discipline in secondary schools in the last few decades, why the differences if there are.

4. The study will determine relationship between drug abuse and tone of discipline in secondary schools

1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES

For the successful completion of the study, the following research hypotheses were formulated by the researcher;  

H0: There is no significant difference between drug abuse and tone of discipline in secondary schools.

H1:  There is significant difference between drug abuse and tone of discipline in secondary schools

H02:There is no significant difference between peer group influence and drug abuse.

H2:There is significant difference between peer group influence and drug abuse