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Drug Abuse and Effectiveness of Legislative Enforcement in Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, Abia State, Nigeria
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Abstract
The study examined drug abuse and effectiveness of the legislative enforcement in the Abia State College of Education. The study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of drug abuse, the place of gender on drug abuse, the socio-economic impact, assess the effectiveness of legislation and the prospect of drug abuse in the study area. A survey design was adopted for the study. A sample size of 180 respondents was selected through simple random technique from the population constitute staff and students of the college, through the administration of questionnaires and 10 in-depth interviews (IDI) were conducted. The data collected was analysed with statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings revealed that drug abuse is on the increase in the study area. The study revealed that loss of job, self-esteem, social stigma and others are the socio-economic impact of drug abuse. The study indicated that the enforcement of the legislation on drug abuse was not effective in the study area. Furthermore, the findings also revealed that male respondents were more supportive of drug abuse than their female counterpart; respondents with low education backgrounds were more supportive of drug abuse that those of higher education backgrounds. The study also revealed that young adults were more supportive of drug abuse than older respondents. The study established that drug abuse could be curbed in the study area through effective enforcement of relevant legislation and other preventive measures. Based on the findings: the study recommended strict enforcement of legislation, increase public awareness, sensitisation programmes, effective guidance and counselling services and collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
Keywords
Drug abuse, legislative enforcement, socio-economic impact, prevalence, Abia State
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How to cite this paper
@article{1725058,
author = {Dr. Paul Anyaogu, Dr. Okpa Samuel Okpanocha},
title = {Drug Abuse and Effectiveness of Legislative Enforcement in Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, Abia State, Nigeria},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2026},
volume = {10},
number = {5},
pages = {2491-2503},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1725058.pdf},
abstract = {The study examined drug abuse and effectiveness of the legislative enforcement in the Abia State College of Education. The study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of drug abuse, the place of gender on drug abuse, the socio-economic impact, assess the effectiveness of legislation and the prospect of drug abuse in the study area. A survey design was adopted for the study. A sample size of 180 respondents was selected through simple random technique from the population constitute staff and students of the college, through the administration of questionnaires and 10 in-depth interviews (IDI) were conducted. The data collected was analysed with statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The findings revealed that drug abuse is on the increase in the study area. The study revealed that loss of job, self-esteem, social stigma and others are the socio-economic impact of drug abuse. The study indicated that the enforcement of the legislation on drug abuse was not effective in the study area. Furthermore, the findings also revealed that male respondents were more supportive of drug abuse than their female counterpart; respondents with low education backgrounds were more supportive of drug abuse that those of higher education backgrounds. The study also revealed that young adults were more supportive of drug abuse than older respondents. The study established that drug abuse could be curbed in the study area through effective enforcement of relevant legislation and other preventive measures. Based on the findings: the study recommended strict enforcement of legislation, increase public awareness, sensitisation programmes, effective guidance and counselling services and collaboration with relevant stakeholders.},
keywords = {Drug abuse, legislative enforcement, socio-economic impact, prevalence, Abia State},
month = {November},
}