THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF URUAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE)
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THE CAUSES
AND CONSEQUENCES OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA (A
CASE STUDY OF URUAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE)
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
INTRODUCTION
Drugs have
been use by man since his creation. According to Vender (1997:790) human beings
have long history of using chemical comforters drugs to change their mood,
feeling, or perception. Samuel (1974:50) indicated that “there has been no time
in history that was free from man’s constant search for substance from the
environment that he might use to alter his perception and feelings. Although
drug use has been an important part of many cultures, a few societies like
Nigeria have been concerned about misuse and abuse of drugs.
Drug abuse
is one of the social problems that confront almost every civilized society
today. The drug problem is inherent in the social system and has exerted much
pressure on individuals as well as various groups in the society. Drug abuse is
like a cankerworm and has affected the future and well-being of many youths. It
is sad to note that despite the harmful impact of drugs on the lives of people
the abuse and trafficking of drugs has gained grounds and has occupied a
prominent place within a large segment of our society.
Odejide
(1989:66) noted that those drugs which exert their biochemical effects on the
brain leading to sedation and changes in human behaviour are known as “Psycho-active
substance” or “hard drugs.” The use of such hard drugs when they are not
medically prescribed or when administered in excess constitute the phenomenon
of “drugs abuse”. The abuse of drugs can also occur when such uses of drugs
result in the physical, mental, emotional or social impairment of the user.
According to
Laurie (1967:63) drug is any chemical substances that alters mood, perception
or consciousness and is misused, to the apparent detriment of the society. Bayh
(1972:4)) defined drug as any chemical substance taken into the body in order
to alter physical and psychological functioning of an individual.
Drug
identified as harmful are grown on farms in Nigeria, some quantity of these get
consumed locally by criminals; other are used in interventional drug traffic.
However, abuse of hard drugs is rampant among students in tertiary and
secondary school in Nigeria.
Odejide
(1989:17) observed that drug abuse presents broad-spectrum of problems which
affect the individual, his immediate family, and the society at large.
Furthermore, the social impact of drug dependence include loss of job, loss of
ones sense of responsibility, family disruption, school drop out, promiscuity
and deliberate harm to oneself or others.
It is
pertinent to note that the abuse of psycho-active substances such as cocaine,
cannabis and heroin, to mention just a few has assumed alarming proportion with
current interest in illicit drug trafficking. Today, hard drugs easily find
their way into the hands of most youths who are anxious to experiment with
drugs. The inappropriate use of drugs can pose serious danger to man and
society, since the rehabilitation, social integration and after care of such
drug dependent persons usually lead to socio-economic problems and loss of productivity.
Also, other than the deviant situations which drug abuse often creates and
promotes, the health of users are usually severely affected.
The
devastating physical, social and psychological effects on the drug addict, his
family and the immediate environment are enormous. We cannot sit and watch this
plague destroys our present generation and the future of the nation. The
frequent use of any drug by students results in impaired performance and poor
academic performance of students.
Therefore, this
study seeks to investigate the causes and consequences of drug abuse among
secondary school students in Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State,
Nigeria. It is believed that this will help policy makers to understand areas
that they should direct their energies at when discussing how to check this
social menace among our youths in schools in Akwa Ibom in particular and
Nigeria in general.
1.1
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
According to
statistics provided by the World Health Organization (1970). Drug including
alcohol and tobacco, are commonly used by our youths the world over.
In the past
years, drug experimentation and drug dependency appear to have spread to all
levels of our society exposed to it, youth and adult alike. One does not have
to be a physician or even observant to realize that the use of psycho active
drug is commonly placed in Nigeria life. Drugs are an integral of social and
economic order.
It is
observable fact that drug are tearing apart our societies, spawning crime, and
killing our youth and our future. It is really impossible to really estimate on
the exact damages caused by this addicts to our societies except by
approximation.
Drug abuse
is a serious social problem affecting the socio-economic development of people
in almost every society. Also, the frequent abuse of drugs as well as other
drug-related activities which further promote illicit production, distribution
and sale of drugs constitute social, cultural and national security hazards.
In the
Nigerian society, there are a number of youths who are inmates of psychiatric
hospitals. Other than becoming mentally sick and less productive, these youths
pose serious problems for their immediate families. Also, drugs abuse has been
associated with such nervous disorders as hypertension and the spread of the
deadly Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) through the sharing of
infected injection needles. Usually many victims of drug abuse can not be the
same again, as the untold suffering from drug abuse may result in partial or
full disability of the users.
Furthermore,
people who have abused drugs are often subjected to public ridicule and in most
cases their families are also ridiculed. The society may find it difficult to
associate with them, they may even become isolated from their immediate
relations and the labour market. Such situations may worsen the already
complicated drug conditions of the users.
The problem
of drug abuse has affected the development of many able bodied people in
society. For instance, organizations such as Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement
Agency (NDLEA) and Ministry of Health have been budgeting a substantial amount
for tackling the trafficking in drugs and in building psychiatric hospitals to
cater for the need of victims. Such funds could have been utilized for the
provision of social infrastructures instead of diverting them for rehabilitating
drug victims.
Drug abuse
has therefore become a social problem which needs to be investigated with every
available means to ascertain the extent to which its abuse and trafficking pose
a problem in our society. Many young people especially students who would have
been useful to themselves, family, state and country at large are roaming the
street as mad men and women.
It is
noticed that cigarette smoking and alcoholism are some of the rampant diseases,
which hooked most of the students in secondary schools in Nigeria. These affect
their mind and alter the quality of their consciousness.
Cigarette
and alcohol are regarded as gateway drugs. This is because of the tendency for
users of the two to graduate into the use of stronger drugs like Marijuana,
Cocaine and the narcotics such as heroin.
The abuse of
drugs among students in Nigeria in general and Akwa Ibom State in particular
has generated a lot of concern among parents, government, policy makers and
non-government organizations. The belief is that students are regarded as being
in the fore front in the abuse of drug in Nigeria. This study would seek to
find out the level of drug abuse amongst the students in secondary schools in
Uruan Local Government Area. It will also investigate the causes and
consequences which will help in the formulation and implementation of policies
on drug abuse among students in Nigeria.
1.2
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
Dunham
(1970:64) stated that a research can never yield a tangible result if the
objectives are not clearly spelt out.
Thus, this
study has the following as its objectives;
1. To
identify the type of drugs abused in the study area.
2. To
examine the causes and consequences of drug abuse among students in secondary
schools in the study area.
3 To
investigate the incidence of drug abuse among youths in the study area.
4 To
identify the socio-economic and health implications of drug abuse on students
in the study area.
5. To find
out if incidence of drugs abused is more among male and female students.
6. To investigate
the effects of abused drugs on our larger society.
7 To examine
various factors militating against the control of drug abuse.
8 To make
suggestions and recommendations for the control of drug abuse.
1.3 SCOPE OF
THE STUDY
The study
will be limited to three areas in Uruan Local Government Area, these include
Northern Uruan, Central Uruan, and Southern Uruan. Also, the study shall
investigate the causes and consequences of drug abuse within Uruan Local Government
Area. However, on account of time and cost, there is need to create
delimitation of the study in order to avoid unnecessary generalization.
1.4
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
We have
observed that great number of students in secondary schools in Uruan Local
Government Area are drug addicts. The parents and elders have tried their best
to eradicate these habits particularly in secondary schools but all efforts
have proved abortive.
As a
concerned citizen, I have decided to carryout a research on this problem in
order to enable me arrive at reasonable suggestions on how to curb these
problems in our society.
This work
will help to bring into limelight why students abuse drugs and the aftermath
effects of the abuse. It will also help us to know the offences or crimes
commonly committed by those addicted.
It is also
believed that the study will throw more light on many issues related to drug
abuse in the study area in particular and Nigeria in general.
This study
is significant in the sense that, it will serve as a reference material to
other researchers who in future would want to carryout research incidence of
drug abuse in Akwa Ibom State. drug abuse among secondary school students
It will also
assist State and Local Government in their policies formulation particularly
with reference to the harmful consequences of drug abuse on the people of the
state in particular, and Nigeria in general. Furthermore, it will guide local,
state and national government to know those areas to improve upon in the implementation
of strategies to deal with drug abuse and drug trafficking.
Finally,
some important issues discussed in the study will be of great assistance to
government and Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement in tackling pertinent issues on
drugs and its abuse. This will help in tackling this problem in the country.
1.5 RESEARCH
HYPOTHESES
In order to
avail this research with a worthy guide to planning the course of the inquiry,
choosing the kinds of data needed, deciding the proper statistical approach as
well as examining the result of the study, the use of hypotheses becomes
essential. These are educated guess which are tentatively accepted as the basis
for investigation and fashion our clear cut ideas of what the researcher wishes
to know.
Therefore in
order to drive this research work to its logical conclusion and proper
understanding of the causes and consequences of drug abuse among secondary
school students in Uruan Local Government Area, the following hypotheses shall
be applied.
(1) There is
no significant between peer group influence and drug abuse among youths.
(2) There is
no significant relationship between parental supervision and drug abuse among
youths.
(3) Children
from affluent background are more likely to abuse drugs than children from poor
economic background.
1.6
DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS
For the fact
that without a common understanding of essential terms and concepts, the value
of the research may be lost through misunderstanding and misinterpretation. The
section becomes a very important facet of the research report which cannot be
ignored. For this purpose, definitions have to be operational and working. drug
abuse among secondary school students
Drug:
According to World Health Organization (1970) drug is defined as “chemical
substances which when introduced into a living organism may modify or change
the psychological and biochemical process of the body”.
According to
Odejide and Sandra (1976:91), drugs refer to substances which interact with our
body system so as to modify both the physiological and biochemical processes of
the body. drug abuse among secondary school students
Crime: Can
be defined simply as a serious offence which violates the law.
Psychoactive
Drugs: These are drugs whose toxicities or abuse potentials outweigh their
medical uses, hence their production, distribution and sale are seriously
controlled or out rightly banned.
Narcotic:
Any drug capable of relieving pain while inducing sleep, insensibility of
stupor.
Stimulant:
Any drug producing excitement or hyperactivity on the nervous system e.g.
Cocaine.
Sedative: A
drug with a soothing or calming effect.
Hallucinogen:
Any psychedelic which has the ability to induce hallucination e.g. Indian hemp
(cannabis).
Depressant:
Any drug with a sedative effect on the nervous system, sometimes used in
treating high blood pressure and psychiatric disorders.
Barons:
Represent the brain behind the business and they sit on top of the triangular
distribution chain.
Drug
Addiction: Is a term use in describing a chronic intoxicated person, or
condition or being an addict.
Drug Abuse:
Drug abuse refers to the non-medical use or application of drugs, alcohol,
cocaine, heroin, amphetamines, sedative and tranquillisers. It is also the use
of drug when not medically prescribed or when used against legal prohibition
and this cause harm to the user (Gupter 1976:23). drug abuse among secondary
school students
Drug abuse
refers to the non-medical use or application of drugs, alcohol, cocaine,
heroin, amphetamines, sedative and tranquillisers. It is also the use of drug
when not medically prescribed or when used against legal prohibition and this
cause harm to the user (Gupter 1976:23).
Abuse of
drugs centered on the misuse of opiates, the various concoctions prepared from
powered opium. Drug abuse is not a social problem as some people believe should
be wiped away. Drug abuse is a serious health problem that craves serious
national attention. Drug abuse is a voluntary disobedience to natural laws; it
kills gradually, a voluntary suicidal behaviour without suicidal ideation. drug
abuse among secondary school students
Drug
Dependence: Is a state or situation in which the continuous use of drugs causes
disruption or harm to one’s body.
Cocaine: A
drug which some people take illegally for pleasure and may become addicted. It
is a natural plant that grows in the India Amazon forest. drug abuse among
secondary school students
Drug
Trafficking: Refers to the illegal movement of transportation of drugs from one
location to another. This is usually done under cover, in order to avoid
detection by Law Enforcement Agents (Odeofe, 2003:2). drug abuse among
secondary school students
Drug
Trafficking refers to any one involved in drug distributive trade, from the
time it is sold in its smallest quantity on the street.
Drug
Addicts: Drug addicts refer to someone who cannot stop taking drugs such as
cocaine or heroin. He is psychologically dependent on drug on a continuous
basis, and tries to avoid the discomfort of its absence (Silverman 1974:182).
drug abuse among secondary school students
Youths:
Refers to a period in life when a person is moving from childhood to
manhood/womanhood. It is during this period that the use of drugs is most
appealing. Also, youths are always eager to change their moods and would
readily experiment with drugs. (Coleman, 1961:460). drug abuse among secondary
school students
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