The use of illicit psychoactive substances is a significant public health problem among sex workers. national surveys of sex work in the United States suggest that the rate of drug use among sex workers is up to 80% (Alexander, 1998). The link between illicit drug use and sex work is complex, and there is no consensus on the existence of
CHAPTER 5: Psychological Factors as Predictors of Psychoactive Substance Use among Secondary School Students in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria by Rachel Bolaji Asagba, Chatherine Oluwatoyln Chovwen, Adererni lsmail Alarape, Samson Femi Agberotimi
In the past, cases of substance abuse were commonly linked to the adult population until the 1980’s when the world began to witness the spread of psychoactive use to the younger populations (World Health Organization (WHO) 2005). More cases of psychoactive substances abuse among adolescents have been reported in Nigeria. For instance, Azuike, Oni and Dirisu (2012), noted that substance
CHAPTER 6: Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol Use and Perceived Stress Among Employed Adults in lbadan South East Local Government by Mfon E. Ineme, Helen O. Osinowo & Oladimeji O. Ibrahim
Stress appears to represent a variety of response manifested as anxiety, emotional tension, frustration, anger, and inability to adjust to a situation, or difficulty with judgment and decision making process. It can be temporary, recurrent, or continual; recurrent and continual types can lead to physiological and psychological exhaustion (Lazarus, 2000). Originally, stress is traced to Selye’s (1936) work who defined
CHAPTER 7: Prevalence of Alcohol Use and the Mental Health Status of Taxi Drivers In Lagos, Nigeria by Olutope E. Akinnawo & Francis C. Uzonwanne
Taxi driving is an age long profession that has traveled down generations of families. It is an essential aspect of human existence and development. Everywhere development persists, there is a need to convey people from one point to another and as expansion takes place, people work, conduct business and carry out visits even further and further away from their point
CHAPTER 8: In School Adolescents Experiences of Harm From Adults’ Drinking by Olufunke Chenube, Florence Omumu , Pauline Tibi, Patricia Eghagha & Awake Ejedimu
Alcohol use starts on a pleasurable note but has considerable health and social burdens when it becomes heavy. The burden of alcohol affects the drinker’s health and finance, as well as those around the drinker. (Anderson & Baumberg, 2006) Harmful drinking according to World Health Organisation’s (WHO) report (2010), weakens the drinker’s immune system and is a major determinant for
CHAPTER 9: Substance Use among Secondary School Adolescents in Ife Metropolis: Implications for Effective School Counsel by Akpunne Bede. Chinonye
Globally, the rise in substance abuse among young people have been documented, there is however a decline in the age of an average drug user. Younger people are into substance usage. Substance abuse is a significant problem among school-age youth. National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH,2007), an annual survey sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
CHAPTER 10: Pattern of Psychoactive Substance Use among In-Patients Attending the Psychiatric Unit of Federal Medical Centre Makurdi, Benue State by Perpetual Ngosoo Chia, Grace Ronke Awopetu, Jonathan Iornenge Ugese & Tersoo Joshua Apaa
Psychoactive substance use is not a new phenomenon, and is currently a major public health issue globally (Babalola et al., 2013). A lot of researches have been carried out on this perspective and each report always indicate that psychoactive substance has major effects on the well being of individuals, families and communities, and the fastest growth in the usage of
CHAPTER 11: Tobacco Smoking and Percieved Effects among Undergraduate Students in Novena University Ogume, Nigeria by Sunday E. Kolawole, Otovwe Agofure, lmmaculata Nwokolo
Smoking is one of the most common forms of recreational substance use. It is a prevalent habit among humans all over the world especially youths. In private places as well as in social gatherings, it is common to fnd smokers among the population; this makes tobacco the most common substance that is smoked worldwide (Proctar, 1996). Tobacco is the most
CHAPTER 12: Family Structure and School Type as Factors Influencing Female Undergraduates Involvement in Drug Use by Enwongo A Okediji & Emeh A. Udoh
Drug use is a major public health problem worldwide. The upsurge in the use of drugs seems to be global problem (Children Defense Fund, I991). Alcohol and other drug use and abuse are still a major public health issue in the Nigeria- Globally, some 39 deaths per 100,000 persons are attributed to alcohol and illicit drug use. Ofthcse, 35 are
CHAPTER 13: Predicting Intention and Continous Cannabis Use among Smokers in a Nigerian University by Benjamin O. Olley & Gboyega E. Abikoye
Cannabis is one of the most prevalent illicit drugs in the world, especially among young adults (Ammett, 2000; Vergas & Trujillo, 2012). In some European countries, about 27% of the population (aged between 15 and 64 years) have tried cannabis at some time in their lives (Degenhardt et al., 2008), with consumption of the substance being more extensive among men