| Title: |
Curbing The Menace Of Drug Abuse Among Secondary School Students In Anambra State |
| Author(s): |
Nnaemeka Obidike Frank & Okoye Nkiru Patience |
| Abstract: |
The focus of this seminar paper is on the menace of drug abuse among secondary school students in Anambra state. It discussed the reasons of drug abuse, drugs commonly abused, and the effects of drug abuse/addiction on secondary school students. This paper is anchored on the theories of drug abuse such as the label theory, Social learning theory and the Rational theory. Youths are exposed early in life by their environment to drinking, smoking and substance abuse. This negative exposure influences them to get involved in drug without understanding its consequences. The involvement of youths in drug is a global threat and is cancerous to national development. They can stay free from drugs and live a happy live if they are educated on the adverse effect of drugs on their wellbeing and on the nation. The paper concluded that as a matter of urgency, all hands should be on the desk to redeem the secondary school students who are trading their future for the destructive pleasure of abusing drugs. Recommended among others is the need for teachers to be trained on identifying students using drug, having withdrawal syndrome and how best to manage them. |
| Keywords: |
Menace, Drug, Abuse, Secondary, School, Students
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