IMPACT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG THE STUDENT OF UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI

ABSTRACT This study is designed to determine the impact of alcohol consumption among Student of University of Maiduguri it is also delimited to Students of University of Maiduguri. four (4) objectives and four (4) research questions were used in the study. Related literature were reviewed under the following subheadings: Alcohol Consumption Prevalence Alcohol Consumption, Psychological Impact of Alcohol Consumption, Health Impact of Alcohol Consumption, and Social Impact of Alcohol Consumption. Survey research method was adopted as design for this study. The population for this study comprised of student University of Maiduguri, Borno State. The total population of students registered in the 2023/2024 Academic session is estimated at 26,201 students according Unimaid ICT Centre. A sample of (150) respondents were selected and used through simple random sampling techniques. The instrument used for the study is a self-developed questionnaire. The data collected for the study were grouped according to responses from various items asked the respondents in the questionnaire. Data were also analysed using the numbers of the respondent and percentages scores to describe the demographic information of respondents and answered research questions. The result was presented in tabular form for discussion. The result of the study showed that consume alcohol loose are the prevalence of alcohol consumption among the Student of University of Maiduguri. mental health are the psychological impact of alcohol consumption among the Student of University of Maiduguri. It was concluded that the majority of the respondent indicated that Majority of the respondent indicated that harassment are the social impact of alcohol consumption among the student of university of Maiduguri. It was also recommended that Government and community leaders should place more emphasis on impact of alcohol consumption.