Knowledge on the causes, consequences and prevention of drug abuse among students of Ado Grammar school, Ado local government, Ekiti state Department:Community Health By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 7023 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis research work was conducted to assess knowledge on the causes, consequences, and prevention of drug abuse among students of Ado Grammar School Ado Local Government Area, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. It informed the health officers on the understanding of students regarding drug abuse among secondary students. Among the objectives was to assess the causes of drug abuse among the students in Ado Grammar School Ado Local Government Area, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State and to find out the consequences of drug abuse among students of Ado Grammar School Ado Local Government Area, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Furthermore, to determine the preventive measures for drug abuse among students of Ado Grammar School Ado Local Government Area, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Many medical and allied literatures were reviewed to develop more facts for the project work as related to drug abuse in secondary schools. This research use descriptive survey to sample students aged 12-26 years in two classes of SS 1 and SS 2 in the study area. While Taro Yamane formula was used to determine the sample size. Questionnaire is the instrument used to gather and analyze the data, 200 questionnaires were distributed out of which 200 were also retrieved. In conclusion, recommendations were made that the school authority should provide law and regulations that would address the substance abuse among the students, the government should monitor the sale of substances capable of being misused by the students especially local stores across the communities in Ado local government and community and religious leaders should be up to their task by instilling moral and uprightness to youths in their wards about the dangers and consequence of drug and drugs abuse. Keywords: Drug Abuse, Secondary School, Consequences, Causes and Prevention...Preview Download Preview +Other Community Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah»Effect of immunization in children between the ages of 0-5 in family health centre Idah Local Government Area Kogi State»The effect of abortion on female students in College of Health Sciences and Technology Idah, Kogi»Factors influencing the attitude of women towards family planning - case study of Oke Eiri, Atan Local Government Area»Problem of pregnancy and abortion on girl child education in Nigeria»Effect of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Patigi community of Patigi local government area of Kwara state»Attitude of couple toward modern family planning practice in Birnin Gwari, Birnin Gwari local government, Kaduna state»Importance of exclusive breast feeding on the health of an infant - case study of Idah local government area of Kogi state»Knowledge of protein energy malnutrition and its prevention among mothers with children below five years of age in Ubiegbe Community Idah, Lga, Kogi state»Causes, effects and control of communicable diseases in secondary schools»The impact of community health works in elderly condition in Ungogo local government»Causes and effects of drug abuse among adolescent in Amede community»A study on the causes, effects, prevention and control of threatened abortion among childbearing mothers ages (18-45) years in Gilead Children Hospital»Assessment of prevalence malaria among the patients attending Tofa comprehensive hospital»Assessing the mother knowledge on the benefit of breast feeding among children 0 - 24 months - a case study of Matoya village Maigatari local government, Jigawa state