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Prevalence Of And Motivation For Drug Abuse
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Counselling as intra and interpersonal communication has a goal of improving individual’s personal growth and maturity through personal values clarification and insight. Therefore, the counsellor has a role of assisting both the young ones and their parents on drugs abuse prevention by clarifying the misconception about the use of drugs and they may make informed choices about it.
Counselling is also an intervention strategy to provide remediation for individuals that have found themselves in a crisis situation (i.e condition an individual is unable to help him/her self). Thus, the counsellor as a skilled helper through empathic understanding and genuiness can assist such person to explore the various options concerning drug use and abuse and encourage him to make wise decisions based on the awareness of self and the issue.
In a school as a socializing agent of children, the school counsellor and other staff have the function of helping the students to become integrated citizenries and well adjusted that will be useful for themselves and the society at large. Therefore, the school counsellor should seek the support of the school authority (headed by the Vice-Chancellor, School principal/headmaster) and other staff (teaching and non-teaching) in the organizing of programmes for drug abuse prevention among the students. The school counsellor could also make use of the drug abuse free students to help their colleagues already involved and by campaigning against the use and abuse of both the licit and illicit drugs.
Recommendations
Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that:
• A peer counselling should be organized among the students since they cannot do without peers. This should be focused on support programme/services through structured in-school and outreach activities which address a multitude of social, individual, school and family concerns and has a focus on violence and substance abuse prevention issues. The responsibility of a counsellor is to train and coordinate a cross section of students who act as helpers and active listeners for their fellow students.
• Counsellors be employed to Nigeria schools at all levels (primary to tertiary) and allowed to perform their duties. They should be equipped and supported with necessary facilities that will aid their effort in the organization of seminars, workshops, conferences etc to educate students as regards drug issue. Also, in providing an individual and group counselling to help the victims and to assist others from being one.
• All government, Ministry of Education and other youth related institutions of training must have programmes directed at addressing the problems of drugs as part of its curricular or extra-curricular activities. Such programmes must address all facets of youth and drugs as well as teaching them empowerment approaches that serve to keep them away from drugs.
• New entrants of youth into schools must benefit from induction programme at the start of the academic year to expose them to drugs and how one can gets involved. This will serve to empower them to keep away from senior colleagues and colleagues who might want to take advantage of them.
• Commercial advertising of alcohol beverages and cigarette using the youth as targets need to be critically examined. It is obvious that government generates income from those drugs. However, it is possible for them to restrict the mode of advertising through the enactment and enforcement of appropriate laws.
• Parents and guidiance must effectively play their roles in advising their wards and teaching them the benefits of good habits and positive relationships. Parents need to be available to affect their positive influence on their children.
• Youth related programme targeted at especially the age group of 15-30. Youth education and sensitization could focus on age 10-19 so that they are confident to deal with the stress associated with peer relationships. The age 18 being the age recognized internationally as that of an adult seems to propel the youth who get to that age to be defiant. They develop a sense of being old enough to do whatever they desire. This is therefore, a crucial year to be addressed in all intervention programmes.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT COMING SOON ... Continue reading---
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 FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]Hypothesis Three:There is no significant difference in the prevalence of drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions on the basis of age.Table 7 indicates that the calculated t-value of 1.51 is less than the critical t- value of 1.96 at 0.05 alpha level. This indicates that there is no significant difference. Hence, the hypothesis is accepted. Therefore, there is no significant difference in the prevalence of drug abuse among students of tertiary institutions on the basis of age.Hypothesi ... 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---
