Drug Abuse and Mental Stability as Predictors of Study Habit of Undergraduates
CHAPTER ONE
Objectives of the study
The objectives of this study are to find out:-
- The effects of drug abuseon metal stability in the following areas ; Cognitive, Emotion, Perception of drug
- The effects of drug abuse on social behavior in the following areas; Family related problems, Social isolation, Study habit of drug
- To determine the relationship between the gender on drug.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Introduction
This chapter reviews a number of studies in literature that are related to my topic of research. It is broken into the following sub-sections:
- Introduction,
- .Conceptual framework
- History and nature of drugs
- Psycho active drugs
- Types of Drug
- Cannabis 🙁 Marijuana, Indianhemp)
- Designer drugs(Methamphetamine/Amphetamine)
Conceptual Frame Work
The use of herbs and other chemical substances to alter and modify biochemical functions of human body has been in existence since time immemorial. John & Onu (1972 ) in Mohammed (2004) report that, dawn throughout the ages, human beings have consumed drugs in different forms for various reasons including the diagnosis, prevention of suffering and pains, for relaxation and pleasure. It is worth knowing that synthesized substances known as drugs are widely used either in prescribed form or non-prescribed form all over the world.(Umar & Suleiman, 2007).
Other substances such as anabolic steroids, which relieve pains, enhance injury recovery after intensity and aggression, sharpen furans; increase strength and endurance; reduce or add weight produce the most negative effects at higher change, Samenuk,D;Link,M.S. Homoud ,M.K (2002) in Dashe (2007).Self medication has led many people to misuse and abuse of drugs and in some cases to addictions. Some people make the mistake of diagnosing themselves, and buy what they consider appropriate drugs for their condition or the drugs might have been prescribed for someone else or had used it themselves.
During the late seventies to the late eighties, it was thought that only drugs such as alcohol, Indian hemp, morphine, pethidine and valium were the mostly abused drugs in Nigeria. It was usually believed that Nigeria has been a transit camp of such drugs as cocaine and heroin for couriers form Pakistan and Thailand to the United State of America and Europe Ujorha, 1993:8).
CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
Introduction
This chapter is focused on a number of issues such as the research design population of the study, sampling procedure and sample size, instrumentation, Procedure for data collection etc. It is divided into the following major headings:-
- Research design,
- Population of thestudy,
- Samples and sampling procedure.
- Instrumentation,
- Pilotstudy
- Validity and Reliability, of theinstrument,
- Procedure for dataanalysis
- Procedure for statistic analysis
Research Design
Research design is the plan and strategy of investigation which guide the collection and analyzing of data in any piece of research. A co relational survey method was used for the study; co relational survey is the type of analysis that tries to find the relationship between two or more variables in a survey analysis. It gives an in depth analysis of the variables under survey. . Surveys are particularly focused on people, the vital facts of the people and behaviors. However the method is based on the information gathered from the population or from sample drawn in the study. Often psychologist finds it useful to go beyond studying particular individuals to investigating larger groups. Therefore, psychologist frequently uses the correlational survey as avery effective way of finding the relationship of two different variables.
CHAPTER FOUR
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Introduction
This chapter present the analysis of the data collected from the respondents used in the study. The chapter includes the general discussions from the result of the analysis of the data collected. The analysis of the data focused on the objectives of the study.
- To find out the effects of drug abuse on mental stability of drug abusers.
- To find out the effects of drug abuse on social behaviour of drugabusers
- To determine between the gender on drug
Were carefully analyzed using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). The results obtained from the descriptive statistic techniques was used to answer three Research questions .In the course of the analysis, common variables, especially demographic characteristics were presented, the table of frequencies and percentage for the individual items mean scores, standard deviation and standard error were used in determining the level of agreement or disagreement. The details of the analysis are interpreted in the following sections below:
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Conclusion
The study revealed that Drug abuse have been found to affect the abusers both physiological (Cognitive, perceptual, emotional) and social behavior (family related problems, social isolation and study habit). It was also shown that both males and females respondents were involve on drug abuse. These effects have an implication on youth education, where society rely on the youth for economic and social growth, which further explains the need for continual youth supervision, training and education. Further more recommendations were given to make the youth and adolescence free from the danger of drug abuse. There was fair representation of respondents in their sex status and age.
Recommendations
Having discussed the outcome of the study, the following suggestions and recommendations are hereby offered;
Since the role of education in shaping the lives of people cannot be over emphasized.
- Education serve as the bedrock of any development it teaches both moral and academic development of the youth. There is need for parents or guardian to inculcate discipline in the affairs of his/her child. He will know the effects and disadvantages of these children indulging in drug abuse. .
- Equitable and moral education should be given to both male and female with the view of preventing them access to the danger of
- There should be a strong emphasis of parents-Teachers Association as a forum where problems and solutions to drug menace of youth are
- The use of physiological therapy of drug abusers. This would help to reduce the emotional tension and crises of drug abusers.
Limitations
One of the limitations of this study was the in ability of most inmates to read and understand the questionnaire, which more was translated to them. There was also financial constraints which constituted in slowing the face of the work. Also there were buruecatic and protocol problems, where psychiatric hospital insisted that the researcher\ most apply directly permission through them.
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