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Prevalence And Patterns Of Psycho Active Substance Use Among Senior Secondary School Students
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Purpose of the Study
The main purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence and pattern of psychoactive substance use among Government senior secondary school students in Dala LGA of Kano State, Nigeria.
Objectives.
The Specific Objectives are to
1. Identify the characteristics of students who use identified substances
2. Establish the prevalence of substance use among the senior secondary school students in Dala Local Government.
3. Identify the patterns of substance use among the senior secondary students.
4. Identify the substances commonly used by the Senior Secondary students
5. Identify the sources of influence of drug use among secondary school Students
6. Determine the age of onset of substance use among secondary school student
7. Identify the reasons why senior secondary school students use drugs
Research Questions
1. What are the characteristics of students who abuse drugs?
2. What is the prevalence rate of psychoactive substance use among the senior secondary school students in Dala Local Government, Kano State?
3. What are the patterns of substance use among senior secondary school students?
4. What are the substances commonly used by the senior secondary school students?
5. What are the sources of influence of drug use among senior secondary school in Dala?
6. What is the age of onset of substance use among secondary school student in Dala local government?
7. What are the reasons senior secondary school students used drugs?
Hypothesis
1. There is no significant difference between Male and Female in secondary school in drug abuse.
2. There is no significant difference in pattern of drug abuse in days per month based on Psychoactive Substances
3. There is no significant relationship of respondents age range at the first use based on life time use of psychoactive
Significance of the Study
The present study will reveal the prevalence, pattern, types and sources of psychoactive substances used by secondary school children. It will also reveal the characteristics of the students who use drugs and the problems students encounter as a result of drug use. These findings are essential as they will help in understanding the overall social, academic and drug problems of the students and youth in Kano state.
This finding would be useful to the parents, teachers, police and the drug law enforcement agency (NDLEA) as well as other bodies concerned with checking drug abuse problems in Dala LGA of Kano state and Nigeria at large. The findings will provide a source of reference for intervention programmes in Kano state.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study was designed to determine prevalence and patterns of Psychoactive Substance use among Senior Secondary School Students in Dala Local Government Area (LGA), Kano State Nigeria. The study adopted a cross sectional descriptive survey design. Simple random sampling procedure was used to select two Secondary Schools out of the ten Government Senior Secondary School in Dala LGA, of Kano State. Both Schools have a combined population of 2293 students made up 1202 boys and 1096 girls. The two ... Continue reading---
