Drug Intake Among Teenagers in Nigerian Primary and Secondary Schools

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dc.contributor.authorSunday Evaristus, ABONYI
dc.contributor.authorAbdussalam, ABDULHAMEED
dc.contributor.authorTitilayo Olamide, ARINDE-SIMEON
dc.contributor.authorChukwujekwu, Charles ONWUKA
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-09T16:42:20Z
dc.date.available2023-05-09T16:42:20Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe study examined drug intake among teenagers in primary and secondary schools in Nigeria and the challenges posed to school social worker in the processof handling this ugly trend using Ilorin metropolis as a case in point. The study relied purely on primary data (quantitative and qualitative) collected from pupils/students, teachers and other staff attached to both public and privately owned primary and secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis. Findings of the study revealed that the major drugs commonly abused by teenagers include tramadol, methamphetamine, marijuana/cigarette, codeine and others. It was also revealed from the study findings that peer pressure, bad parenting, economic challenges/hardship, unconducive school environment amongst other were the major precipitating factors. The study revealed that the application of social work interventional approaches/techniques and skills (counselling advocacy, teaching, mediation, coordination and others) have been highly relevant in stemming down the wave of this social malice meddling with the future of Nigerian youths. The study recommended the need for every primary and secondary schools to have social workers and a clinical centre established in each school.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/9868
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Education, University of Ilorinen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries42;2
dc.subjectDrugen_US
dc.subjectDrug intake/abuseen_US
dc.subjectChallengesen_US
dc.subjectSocial worken_US
dc.subjectSchoolen_US
dc.titleDrug Intake Among Teenagers in Nigerian Primary and Secondary Schoolsen_US
dc.title.alternativeA Challenge to School Social Workersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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