INCIDENCE, CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND EFFECT OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG NIGERIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS ‘STUDENTS

This study examined the incidence, causes, consequences and effect of drug abuse among Nigerian Tertiary institutions using Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State as a case study, Nigeria as a case study. Four research questions guided the study. This study adopted Descriptive design research of survey type. The population comprised of students from all the eight faculties in Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko that include Faculty of Art, Faculty Law, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty od Social Science, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Administration and management and Faculty of Environmental Management. The study adopted convenience sample technique to select one-hundred respondents. The instrument used was self-designed and pre-coded structured questionnaires. The questionnaire had two sections; section A contains the respondents' socio economics characteristics, while section B contained the research questions. Face and content validity were ensured before proceed to the field. Also, the analytical techniques used in the study involved frequency distribution tables that include percentages, bar and chart; while, a Chi-Square technique was used to test the objectives formulated. The descriptive statistics showed that majority (100.0%) of all the respondents fall within the legal age; therefore, know the implication of drug abuse intake. For gender category, 65.0% of them were males, while 35.0% were female; implying that the male students are in better position to give adequate response to the questions raise. On educational level, all level of education from 100-level to 500-level in AAUA were represented; hence, majority of the respondents were in best position to give accurate answer to the questionnaires asked. Also, all the eight identified faculties in AUA were fully represented. Keywords: Incidence, Drug Abuse, mental Health, Cultism, Peer Group