Impact of social media-based intervention in reducing youths’ propensity to engage in drug abuse in Nigeria

Ahmad, Jamilah; Joel, Ugwuoke C; Talabi, Felix Olajide; Bibian, Okeibunor Ngozi; Aiyesimoju, Ayodeji Boluwatife; Adefemi, Victor Oluwole; Gever, Verlumun Celestine

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2022.102122

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“…There is hardly any aspect of contemporary society that has not been affected by social media. For example, areas like teaching and learning (Al-Rahmi and Zeki, 2017), politicking (Ogbemudia et al, 2021), marketing (Appel et al, 2019), self-presentation (Gao et al, 2023), arguments/debate (Foderaro and Lorentzen, 2023) language (Ekwueme and Governor, 2019), delivery of interventions (Ahmad et al, 2022) have all assumed different dimensions as a result of the emergence of social media platforms. The simple implication is that social media platforms have changed the ways things are done significantly.…”

Section: Social Media and Contemporary Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing and testing a social media-based intervention for improving business skills and income levels of young smallholder farmers

Gever,

Abdullah,

Onakpa

et al. 2023

AJIM

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PurposeThis study aimed to develop and test the impact of a social media-based intervention for improving the business skills and income of young smallholder farmers.Design/methodology/approachFirst, the researchers used an exploratory approach to develop a social media-based intervention for acquiring business skills and improving income. Second, the researchers tested the effectiveness of the developed programme on a sample of 506 young smallholder farmers. Finally, the intervention and data collection took place over five years (2017–2021).FindingsThe result showed steady improvements in business skills and income from 2017 to 2021 for the treatment group, unlike the control group. Also, improvements in business skills led to a reduction in expenses and an increase in profit from 2017 to 2021. A further evaluation of the result showed that an addition of 5.1 mean scores in business skills led to the addition of $91 income between 2017 and 2018; for 2018–2019, 2.6 improvements in business skills increased income by $123. For 2019–2020, a 2.7 improvement increased income by $209, whilst for 2020–2021, a 1.6 improvement increased income by $320.Originality/valueThe results of this study could help explore ways of using social media to change behaviour aimed at improving income amongst young smallholder farmers.

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Section: Social Media and Contemporary Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

Developing and testing a social media-based intervention for improving business skills and income levels of young smallholder farmers

Gever,

Abdullah,

Onakpa

et al. 2023

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“…Pendidikan dan pencegahan merupakan salah satu kunci dalam mengatasi masalah penyalahgunaan narkoba (Ahmad et al, 2022). Anak-anak harus diberikan pemahaman yang cukup tentang bahaya narkoba sehingga mereka tidak terjebak dalam praktik penyalahgunaan narkoba di masa depan.…”

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Peran Deklarasi 1 Juta Jiwa Papua Lawan Narkoba oleh 73 anak SD YPK Kampung Yoboi Demi Masa Depan Generasi Emas

Hikoyabi

2023

JII

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Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis peran deklarasi 1 Juta Jiwa Papua Lawan Narkoba oleh 73 anak SD YPK Kampung Yoboi demi masa depan generasi emas. Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan pendekatan kualitatif. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini diperoleh melalui wawancara, observasi, dan dokumentasi. Subjek penelitian adalah 73 anak SD YPK Kampung Yoboi yang telah mendeklarasikan perlawanan terhadap narkoba. Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa deklarasi 1 Juta Jiwa Papua Lawan Narkoba oleh 73 anak SD YPK Kampung Yoboi memiliki peran penting dalam upaya pencegahan dan penanggulangan penyalahgunaan narkoba di kalangan anak-anak. Peran tersebut terlihat dari tiga aspek, yaitu: pertama, sebagai upaya preventif dalam membentuk kesadaran anak-anak mengenai bahaya narkoba dan mendorong mereka untuk tidak terlibat dalam penyalahgunaan narkoba; kedua, sebagai upaya edukatif dalam memberikan informasi dan pengetahuan tentang narkoba kepada anak-anak agar mereka memiliki pemahaman yang baik tentang bahaya narkoba; ketiga, sebagai upaya kampanye dalam mempromosikan gerakan perlawanan terhadap narkoba sehingga masyarakat dapat lebih sadar dan berpartisipasi aktif dalam pencegahan penyalahgunaan narkoba. Kesimpulan: Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah bahwa deklarasi 1 Juta Jiwa Papua Lawan Narkoba oleh 73 anak SD YPK Kampung Yoboi memiliki peran penting dalam upaya pencegahan dan penanggulangan penyalahgunaan narkoba di kalangan anak-anak. Oleh karena itu, para pelaku pencegahan dan penanggulangan penyalahgunaan narkoba di Indonesia dapat mempertimbangkan penggunaan deklarasi serupa sebagai salah satu strategi dalam upaya pencegahan penyalahgunaan narkoba di kalangan anak-anak

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“…Tremblay et al [12] highlighted that young people that are involved in drug abuse have high chances of developing abnormalities in brain structure and function, later addictions, and mental health problems with high tendencies to experience criminal justice system involvement. Different crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, and rape have been identified with young people under the influence of drugs Ahmad et al [1].…”

Section: Effects Of Drug Abusementioning

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“…Drugs are effective substance for good healththey are used for beneficent therapeutic purposes but they are being abused by people especially youths. Drug abuse is also referred to as substance abuse and can be defined as the harmful intake of drugs by individuals in ways or quantities hazardous to them or people around them, or both Ahmad et al [1]. On the other hand, World Health Organisation [2] described substance abuse as the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs.…”

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An Overview of Drug Abuse: Causes, Effects, and Control Measures

John,

Otene,

Antenyi

2023

AJMAH

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This study was conducted to assess the causes, effects, and control measures of drug abuse. The review was composed of literature search from databases (Google Scholar, Science Direct, Springer, Scopus and PubMed). Major findings from this study includes: a) Causes of Drug Abuse: The causes of drug abuse varies from social, interpersonal, cultural, environmental, and family factors. People abuse drugs due to pleasure derived from it. Drug abuse can be socially learned through drug use by peer group members, exposure to offers to use, and easy access to drugs. Pressure from friends that abuse drugs including their frequent escalation of drug experience may appeal others to start the use of drugs. Curiosity arising from recurrent references to drugs by public media generate curiosity for having a personal experience of the drugs. Growing up in a single-parent family, lack of parental support or supervision as well as low involvement with the child, and exposure of children to elders in the family who take drugs can promote drug use. Frustration and depression could make some people to take drugs to experience relief or relief from pain mostly from a prolonged use of pain-relieving drugs prescribed by a doctor. b) Effects of Drug Abuse: The signs or harmful effects of drug abuse could be physical, emotional, family dynamics, school behaviours, and social problems. They include cardiovascular disease; abnormalities in brain structure and function; respiratory problems; weakened immune system; insomnia; reduction in libido or sexual dysfunction; anxiety and irritability; loss or increase in appetite; and poor judgment. Different crimes such as armed robbery, kidnapping, and rape have been identified with young people under the influence of drugs. Family dynamics will reflect in the form of secretiveness, withdrawing from family, starting arguments, and breaking rules. For the school behaviours, the teenager will begin to play truancy, display discipline problems, decline in grades, decreased interest, many absences, and subsequently withdrawal from school. In terms of social problems, the teenager will begin to have problems with the law, have new friends, abnormal request for money, changes to less conventional styles in dress and music. c) Control Measures for Drug Abuse: Effective drug prevention programs should involve the family, schools, communities, and the media. This includes creating healthy home environment (functional family communication or interaction, parents taking extra measures to monitor the activities of their children including their associations, reduce child’s exposure to drug users in the family). Government should provide easy and affordable access to rehabilitation centres, implement effective addiction counselling and prevention programmes, provide policies that would address the wider availability of drugs in the society, create job opportunities for youth to become self-reliant; develop effective awareness/campaign programs on drug abuse; establish recreational centres; and finally religiosity can prevent people from using drugs even if they are exposed to drugs in the environment.

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Impact of social media-based intervention in reducing youths’ propensity to engage in drug abuse in Nigeria

Cited by 12 publications

References 32 publications

Developing and testing a social media-based intervention for improving business skills and income levels of young smallholder farmers

Developing and testing a social media-based intervention for improving business skills and income levels of young smallholder farmers

Peran Deklarasi 1 Juta Jiwa Papua Lawan Narkoba oleh 73 anak SD YPK Kampung Yoboi Demi Masa Depan Generasi Emas

An Overview of Drug Abuse: Causes, Effects, and Control Measures

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