ABSTRACT: The study was carried out to investigate Effects of Drug Abuse on the Academic Performance of Biology Students in secondary schools. Three research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Literature related to the study was reviewed. A survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample size of two hundred [200] respondents…
EFFECT OF DRUG USE AND ABUSE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study A drug is any chemical substance used on organisms for diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease. It may be natural, synthetic or semi-synthetic substances. It can alter or change body functions physically, psychologically…
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The history of drugs illuminates the history of humanity and explores the long relationship between mankind and mind-altering substances. Use of drug is as old as the history of mankind. Almost all primitive and modern societies seem to have used some mood modifying drugs; and in some cases,…