Causes of Drugs Abuse as Expressed by Secondary School Students in Moro Local Government Area, Kwara State.

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dc.contributor.authorOlogele, I.
dc.contributor.authorAbdulraheem, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorJidda, K.A.
dc.contributor.authorKperogi, I.I.
dc.contributor.authorJames, J.F.
dc.contributor.authorOyewole, S. B
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-29T11:17:26Z
dc.date.available2021-11-29T11:17:26Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAbstract Increase in a number of young people abusing drugs has become a subject of public concern worldwide. Therefore, the study investigated the causes of drug abuse as expressed by secondary school students in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprises of all the secondary school students in Moro Local Government Area. The descriptive research design of survey type was adopted for the study. Four hundred and thirty (430) respondents were selected for the study with the use of purposive, proportionate and simple random sampling procedures. Researchers’ designed questionnaire that had been validated by three experts in the related field was used for the study. A test-retest method was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument and the result of 0.72r was obtained. Inferential statistics of chi-square was used to analyze the result of the stated hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The result of the findings of this study showed that peer group and poor parental communication had an influence on the causes of drug abuse (428.01> 16.92 at 0.05 alpha level of significant, 234.00>16.92) among secondary school students. The researchers concluded that peer group influence and poor parental communication causes drug abuse among secondary school students in Moro Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. The researchers’ recommended among others that Parents should show love, happiness and also take responsibility for helping secondary students to attain wholesome development into responsible adults. Keywords: Causes, Drug Abuse, Students, Secondary School, Expresseden_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/7050
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHuman Resource Research Centre (HRRC) of the University of Zimbabween_US
dc.subjectCausesen_US
dc.subjectDrug Abuseen_US
dc.subjectStudentsen_US
dc.subjectSecondary Schoolen_US
dc.subjectExpresseden_US
dc.titleCauses of Drugs Abuse as Expressed by Secondary School Students in Moro Local Government Area, Kwara State.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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