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
CHAPTER 14: Rising Alcohol Consumption in Africa: A Sobering Thought by Oluwatobi Daniel Odediran
Alcohol has been an important part of our society and culture for many centuries. People of all ages across Africa have an intimate relationship with alcohol, with perceived positive as well as negative effects in the short and longer term. Alcohol is said to be the most widely used and abused drug in the world today mostly among the adolescence.
CHAPTER 15: Adolescents’ Demographic Profiles and Relationships in the Susceptibility to Drug Use and Sexual Abuse by Iboro F. A. Ottu
One of the most central and ongoing concerns of society is how to help adolescents overcome their transition between childhood and adulthood. This is as a result of the psychosocial complexities surrounding the adolescent at this stage of life. As captured by Martin, Carlson and Buskist (2007), adolescence, which emerged from a Latin source “adolescere” means “to grow into adulthood”
CHAPTER 16: Drug Use and Dating Violence among University Undergraduates by Emeh A. Udoh, Enwongo A. Okediji, Okokon O. Umoh & Nsidibe A. Usoro
Violence in dating relationships is a widespread problem on campuses (Murray & Kardatzke, 2007). Research reveals that 29% of 8666 students surveyed in a study involving 31 universities in 16 countries had physically assaulted a dating partner in the past one year (Straus, 2004). According to Shook, Gerrity et al. (2000) between 80% and 90% of students abused their dating
CHAPTER 17: The “War On Drugs” in West Africa: An Appraisal by Participants of West Africa Executive Course on Human Rights and Drug Policy, Legon, Ghana by Okokon O. Umoh, Kwadwo Appiagyei Atua, Maria-Goretti Ane, Samuel Molokwu, Charlotte O. Kwakye-Nuako, Chinwike Okereke, Abigail Gyimah, Ediomo-Ubong Nelson, Gloria Karuri, Ateiza S. Adabeneg
Introduction West Africa (a sub-region with sixteen countries) has an estimated population of 350 million young people, with a growing annual Gross Domestic Product rate of 5 .89% over the past ten years (ECOWAS,2011). Halfofwest Africans live on less than 1.25 USD per day and 3 5% live in the urban areas. Though the growing population of the sub-region could