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1.7 Limitations
In the course of this study,
there were a lot of constraints encountered, these ranges from financial
to lack of co-operation. Financial in the sense that money was needed
in all aspects like for the preparation of the questionnaire,
distribution and collation of the questionnaire.
In the aspect of
lack of co-operation, some students after collecting the questionnaire
refused to fill them, while others refused to hand them in for
documentation as was necessary.
1.8 Definition Of Terms
Adolescence
The
process of growing up both physically and psychologically which starts
with puberty and ends up with adulthood. It is the period when the
maturing of the sexual organs (puberty) begins and continues to
adulthood.
Addiction
A state of periodic or chronic intoxication produced by the repeated consumption of some substances or drugs.
Caffeine
An alkaloid found in coffee, tea and kola nuts that acts as a stimulant and a diuretic.
Cirrhosis
Chronic liver disease marked by scarring of liver tissue and eventually liver failure.
Club Drugs
This
term refers to drugs being used by teens and young adults at all-night
dance parties such as “raves†or “trancesâ€, dance clubs and bars.
Codeine
Sedative
and pain relieving agent found in opium. Structurally related to
morphine but less potent, and constituting approximately 0.5% of the
opium extract.
Crack
A term used for a smokeable form of cocaine. It is a powerful addictive stimulant.
Depressant
Any
of the several drugs that sedate by acting on the Central Nervous
System (CNS): medical uses include the treatment of anxiety, tension and
high blood pressure.
Diuretic
A drug which causes an increased excretion of urine, such as caffeine and chlorothiazide.
Downer
A street name for Valium.
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