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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: The study investigated psychoactive substance consumption and awareness of health effects among students in tertiary institutions in Ekiti State. A total of 480 students were randomly sampled from three tertiary institutions in Ekiti State. A structured questionnaire was used to collect relevant data for the study. Chi-square and t-test statistics were used to verify hypothesis one to three, respectively. Results showed a high consumption of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and marijuana by participants. Also, there was a significant difference in the extent to which male and female participants consumed psychoactive substances. Factors such as weight control, acceptance by others, desire to experiment and peer group interaction were the rationale for psychoactive substance consumption among the participants. However, there was no significant difference between psychoactive substance users and non-users on the reasons for substance use. Aggressiveness, sleeplessness, tension and headache were the leading health effects experienced by psychoactive substance users. The findings of the study would provide useful information on the extent and types of psychoactive substances consumed by the students for planning health education programmes and for formulation of health policy for students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. |
| Keywords: psychoactive substance, addiction, drug education, perception, health effects. |
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