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Effect Of Drug Abuse Among Women Or Pregnant Mothers
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1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
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has been observed that pregnant women abuse certain types of drugs
which include alcohol, tobacco, barbiturates their attempt to overcome
their social problems such as deprivation, Negligence , broken homes
e.t.c. The drug abuse in turn affect their health negatively and thereby
led to delivery of premature babies, related babies and babies with
different types of handicapping conditions.
These babies upon growth
will constitute a problem to society at large. They would be said
problems, dependency, bread eater’s e.t.c. The government would surfer
to take care of them, as they will be liabilities to the society and
drain the economy of the society.
The researchers is therefore
interested in investigating of the above assertion is the and if it is
not true, to wind extent and to make recommendations to amelioide them.
1.4 IMPORTANCE OF THE STUDY
The
importance of the study is to discourage drug abuse mother from abusing
drugs. Emphasis should be on prevention and to eventually control it.
This study when completed will highlight the prevalence of drug abuse
among pregnant mothers.
Another importance of this study is to reduce
the high rate of broken home, mentally related children and children
will study is based at educating those that are involved or mothers that
involved themselves on the vulnerability of this habit. It is therefore
to serve as combination to the social discipline, and source of
information from where policies shall be made to taken problems and
issues on drug abuse in our society. Finally pregnant mother being
members of the nation, have a role to play in the economic emancipation
by contributing to our development when the form drugs to enable them
live a reasonable and productive life.
1.5 HYPOTHESIS
The hypothesis of the study includes the following:
· Pregnant mothers consume or abuse drugs
· Drug consumption by pregnant mothers has no effect on their health
· Drug consumption by pregnant mothers does affect he unbion foetus babies
· Drug consumption by pregnant mothers has no effect on family
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There is no significant relationship between drug consumption by
pregnant mothers and abnormal behaviors in the society.
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