Original Research Article
Year: 2021 | Month: March | Volume: 8 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 751-758
Knowledge and Perception of Drugs Use and abuse among Secondary School Students
Pritam Prakash1, Anushka2, Sanjay Kumar3, Sweta Kumari4, Poonam Sinha5
1Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, IGIMS, Patna,
2M.B.B.S. Student, IGIMS, Patna
3Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, NMCH, Patna
4Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, IGIMS, Patna
5Senior Resident, Department of Biochemistry, IGIMS, Patna
Corresponding Author: Sweta Kumari
ABSTRACT
Background: Substance abuse is a challenging problem among adolescent age group in India. Even it is completely prohibited but this delinquent behaviour stems in our school.
Aim and objective: aim of study is to know level of knowledge and perception of drug abuse among high school children.
Material and Method: It is a cross sectional study conducted in high school of Patna, Bihar. Data was collected using a questionnaire and self-structured interview, which involve 280 high school students to accesses the knowledge and perception of drug abuse among students. Data were analysed using descriptive inferential statistics.
Results: Prevalence of drug abuse in surveyed students was 13.5% in which male are predominant. 34% of student believed that experimental curiosity is the most common cause of substance abuse. 41.8% of student heard about it from internet and most of them aware of ill effect of drug abuse.
Conclusion: The study revealed that peer pressure and easy availability of drug in community are chief contributory factors leads to substance abuse and experimental curiosity is most common cause. Prevention programme should be made to eradicate this ill behaviour from our community.
Keywords: Drugs abuse, Substance abuse, Secondary School Students.
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