Student Unrest in Nigerian Universities: Looking Back and Forward

Aluede, Oyaziwo; Jimoh, Basil; Agwinede, Beatrice O.; Omoregie, Eunice O.

doi:10.1080/09718923.2005.11892454

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“…(2010) who reported that the desire to experiment and seek abstract solution to problems was partly responsible for high prevalence of substance abuse among higher education students. This finding also agrees with Yusuf (2010), Aluede, et. al.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Of these, over 29 million people worldwide suffered from substance use disorders. Yusuf (2010), Aluede, Jimoh, Agwinede and Omoregie (2005) asserted that in many of the higher institutions of learning in Nigeria, there have been incessant students' unrest, riots and cultism, many of which have been directly linked with substance abuse. Fareo (2012) and Imam (2004) noted that young people are ruining their lives through misuse of drugs.…”

Section: Review Of Related Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

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An Evaluation of the Prevalence of Substance Abuse among Students of Higher Education Institutions in Benue State, North- Central Nigeria: Implications for Counseling

Onoyase¹

2019

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The Investigation was directed towards the prevalence of substance abuse among students of higher education institutions, Benue State North – Central Nigeria. In order to undertake the research, one research question and one hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The researcher made use of “Prevalence of Substance Abuse among Students Questionnaire” (POSAASQ) to obtain information for the research. The instrument was made up of twenty items. Students responded to substances abused by ticking always (A) 4 points, often (0) 3 points, sometimes (S) 2 points and never (N), 1 point. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was 0.89 while it had content validity and language appropriateness. Six research Assistants were used by the researcher to administer copies of the instrument on the respondents in colleges of education, polytechnics and universities. The mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the data, items 1 – 20. The One – Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypothesis. One of the findings revealed that, there is prevalence of substance abuse among students in colleges of education, polytechnics and universities. Another finding showed that, there is significant difference among students in colleges of education, polytechnics and universities in the prevalence of substance abuse. Some of the recommendations include; the government should formulate laws to guide the consumption of different substances in Nigeria so as to prevent abuse, Authorities of Higher Education Institutions should sensitize students on the dangers of substance abuse through the use of posters and handbills.

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confidence: 93%

Section: Review Of Related Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

An Evaluation of the Prevalence of Substance Abuse among Students of Higher Education Institutions in Benue State, North- Central Nigeria: Implications for Counseling

Onoyase¹

2019

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“…It has been observed that in many of the higher institutions of learning in Nigeria, there have been incessant student unrests, riots, crimes, cultism, many of which have been directly or indirectly linked with drug abuse [12,13]. This study is intended to evaluate the prevalence and pattern of drug abuse among students of different tertiary institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria with a view to obtaining reliable data for appropriate intervention measures and preventive strategies.…”

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Prevalence and Patterns of Drug Abuse among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

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Background: In recent time, there has been a rise in the use of alcohol and psychoactive substances and the associated consequences among Nigerian students in tertiary institutions. Despite being a major public health concern, there are few studies that examined prevalence of alcohol and drug use among students of different tertiary institutions at the same point in time. Method: The self-administered WHO Student Drug Use Questionnaire was used to collect data on drug use among 1233 college students from the Federal College of Education, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic and University of Agriculture all in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. Results: The lifetime prevalence of use of one or more drugs of abuse was 69.2%. The highest lifetime prevalence rates were for alcohol (34.3%), tobacco (14.4%), hypnosedatives (8.8%) and cannabis (6.2%). The majority of respondents who abused psychoactive drugs initiated the habit in primary and secondary school. Alcohol use was more common among male students and Christians. It was also associated with parental drug use, parental educational level and marital status. Conclusion: This study showed a high prevalence of drug abuse among the students. There is a need for more studies on drug use among college students with a view to mapping out appropriate preventive and intervention programmes in Nigeria.

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“…Some of the documented determinants of psychoactive substance abuse in institutions of higher learning by previous researchers include male gender, younger age bracket, demise of either or both parents, religious inclination, parental use of psychoactive substances as well as their level of education [13,20].…”

Section: Journal Of Addiction Research and Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A review of the literature clearly indicates that there has been a steady increase in the prevalence of drug use and its associated consequences within the last three decades [16][17][18]. In many of the higher institutions of learning in Nigeria, there have been incessant student unrests, riots, crimes, cultism, many of which have been directly or indirectly linked with drug abuse [19][20][21].…”

Section: Journal Of Addiction Research and Therapymentioning

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Socio-Demographic Determinants of Psychoactive Substance Use among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Imo State, Nigeria

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Duru²,

Okafor³

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Student Unrest in Nigerian Universities: Looking Back and Forward

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An Evaluation of the Prevalence of Substance Abuse among Students of Higher Education Institutions in Benue State, North- Central Nigeria: Implications for Counseling

An Evaluation of the Prevalence of Substance Abuse among Students of Higher Education Institutions in Benue State, North- Central Nigeria: Implications for Counseling

Prevalence and Patterns of Drug Abuse among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Socio-Demographic Determinants of Psychoactive Substance Use among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Imo State, Nigeria

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