TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION ON THE EFFECTS OF DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GANYE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ADAMAWA STATE
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Drug and substance abuse is a menace that has eaten deep into the society despite its effects on the health and mental development of people especially the adolescents and secondary school students. Thus, this study aims at determining the perception of teachers on the effects of drugs and substance abuse among secondary school students in Ganye Local Government Area, Adamawa State. The study had three (3) objectives and three (3) research questions. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study consists of 315 teachers as the study population. The sampling technique used in this study was simple random sampling techniques where four (4) schools were chosen out of the fifty two (52) schools. Twenty (20) teachers were chosen from each school making a total number of eighty (80) respondents. A questionnaire of Five (5) point scale was used as instrument for data collection. Mean and Standard Deviation was used in answering the research questions while t-test was used in testing the hypotheses. The result of the analysis shows that, teachers perception on the common drugs and substance abuse by secondary school students are cigarettes, alcoholic drinks, cough syrups and tramadol. The study also found that the effect of drugs and substance abuse on the academic performance of students included low academic performance, truancy, absenteeism and bullying. The study therefore recommended that parents and guardians should not directly or indirectly show or teach their children and wards that taking drugs is a way of life, and should endeavour to shield them from any environment prone to drugs. So also, the school authority should regulate and prohibit the activities of students around bush paths and environs.
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