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Prevalence Of And Motivation For Drug Abuse
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Table 3 presents the mean and rank order on prevalence of drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions. The table shows that items 1, 6 and 14 were ranked the top three i.e 1st, 2nd and 3rd with the mean score of 2.63, 2.53 and 2.52 respectively. The first ranked item states that students’ take drugs without medical prescriptions, the second items stated that students use drugs prescribed for someone else and the third ranked item was that students take more or less drugs than doctor ordered. On the other hand, items 7(mean score 2.26) and 13 (mean score 2.26), 12 (mean score 2.24), and 2 (mean score 2.10) were ranked 12th, 14th and 15th respectively. This implies that they were the least ranked three items. They stated that students use drugs for longer than the physical advices and they cannot do without drugs. The 14th item stated that students seldom consume heroin while the 15th ranked item stated that students take drugs before attending classes.
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APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]UNIVERSITY OF ILORINFACULTY OF EDUCATIONCOUNSELLOR EDUCATION DEPARTMENTPrevalence of and Motivation for Drug Abuse Questionnaire (PMDAQ)Dear Respondent,   This instrument is designed to elicit information on the prevalence of, and motivation for drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria. Your sincere responses to each of the items will be highly appreciated as all information supplied will be treated with utmost confidentiality and be used strictly for the re ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]The American Psychiatric Association (2010) referred to substance abuse as maladaptive patterns of substance use leading to clinical significant impairment or distress, as manifested by one (or more) of the following, occurring within a 12 month period: recurrent substance use resulting in a failure to fulfill major role obligations at work, school, or home; recurrent substance use in situations in which it is physically hazardous; recurrent substance related legal problems; continued substance ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 14 ]The immediate effects of smoking marijuana include increased heart rate, reddened eyes and increase feeling of well being. The hallucinogenic properties of marijuana may include enhancement of sensitivity to colour, sound patterns, texture and taste. The personal reaction time is showed and the ability to interprete what is seen takes a longer time than normal. Pollock, Candace and Charles (1979) listed the following behavioural effects of marijuana.•   Marijuana impair short term me ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Pilot Testing  The pilot testing is used to determine the usability of an instrument. To establish this, the instrument was administered to ten students of the University of Ilorin, which did not form part of the final respondents of the instrument. After administration, the researcher interacted with the respondents, recorded their observation about the instruments and effect necessary corrections.Psychometric Properties of the InstrumentAn instrument is considered appropriate when i ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Still on the basis of age, the hypothesis that there is significant difference in the motivation for drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions was accepted as no significant difference was found. It then indicates that respondents’ age has no influence in their motivation for drug abuse. Irrespective of their different age brackets, they tend to be motivated towards drug abuse by peer pressure, in order to work better and experiment how it works. The finding thus supports that of ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]REFERENCESAaron, K., Robert, L., Reische, D., Barbara, V., Waggoner, S. & Wagger, H.(1982). Understanding health. New Jersey: Random House Visual Education Corporation. Abdullahi, O. (1995). Typology of research. In S. Jimoh (ed). Methodology: An inter disciplinary approach. Ilorin: Unilorin Library and Publication.Akindelly, B. (2009). Causes, effects and control of drug abuse in society.Retrieved July 22, 2013 from.   http://www.voices.yahoo.com/causes-effects-control-drug-abuse-society. ... Continue reading---
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