TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Approval page ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv-v
Table of content vi-viii
List of Tables ix
Abstract x
CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Introduction 1-4
State of problem 4-5
Purpose of the study 5
Significance of the study 5-6
Research Questions 6-7
Research Hypotheses 7-8
Scope and Limitation the Study 8-9
Operational Definition of Terms 9
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Nature and Normal use of Drug 12-14
Classification of Hard Drugs 14-16
· Concepts of Drug Abuse 16-18
· Causes of Drug Abuse 18-20
· Reasons Behind Drug Abuse 20-22
· Influence of Drug Abuse on Academic Performance 22-25
· The Effect of Drug Abuse 25-29
· Counseling of Drug Abuse 30-34
Summary of literature Review
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Preamble 36
Research Design 36-37
Sample and Sampling Technique 37
Instrumentation 37-38
Psychometric Properties of the instrument 38-39
Procedure for Data Collection 40
Procedure for Date Analysis 40-41
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
Preamble 42
Demographic Data 42-48
Hypotheses Testing 48-51
Summary of Findings 52-53
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Preamble 54
Discussion 54-58
Conclusion 58-59
Recommendations 60-61
Counseling Implication 61
Reference 62-66
Appendix 67-68
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Classification of Hard Drugs
Table 2: Distribution of Respondents by Gender, Age, Religion, ATP, ATF and Tor
Table 3: Means of Influence of Drug Addiction Rank – ordered
Table 4: Results of t-test comparing Male and Female Respondents’ perception
Table 5: Results of t-test Comparing Christian and Islamic Religion of Respondents perception
Table 6: Results of t-test Comparing Respondents; perception based on parents’ Addiction of Drugs/Alcohol
Table 7: Results of t-test Comparing Respondents’ Perception Based on Friends’ Addiction of Drug/Alcohol
Table 8: Results of t-test Comparing Respondents’ Perception Based on Type of Residence
Table 9: ANOVA result Comparing Respondents’ perception Based on Age
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to investigate the influence of drug abuse on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria. The instrument used for the study was a questionnaire tagged “Influence of Drug abuse on students’ Academic Performance Questionnaire (IDASAPQ). It consisted of 20 items that elicited necessary information from 200 students in Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. Frequency counts and percentage were used for analyzing the demographic section while the t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical methods were used to test the research hypotheses, comparing the perception of respondents on the influence of drug abuse on students’ academic performance in Ilorin on the basis of gender, age, religion, ATP, ATF and TOR. Results showed that gender had a significant influence on Kwara State College of Education Student’s perception of the influence of drug addiction on students’ academic performance. However, Religion, Parents’ addiction to drugs/alcohol, Friends addiction to drugs/alcohol, Type of residence and Age has no such influence on secondary school students’ perception of the influence of performance. Based on the findings, some counselling implications were highlighted and recommendations were also made.
