Undergraduates' Use of Adolescent Substance in Nigerian Universities
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The study looked on teen drug use among university freshmen in Nigerian universities. The descriptive survey method was employed for the study's design. 500 undergraduate male students and 430 undergraduate female students made up the sample of 930 individuals drawn at random from three Nigerian universities. The Substance Abuse Effects and Consequences Awareness Questionnaire (SAECAQ), a validated tool, was used to elicit pertinent information from the respondents. A t-test descriptive statistic was used to assess the data that had been gathered. The results demonstrate a statistically significant difference between male college students who used substances throughout youth and those who did not. The academic performance of adolescent female substance abusers and adolescent female non-substance abusers differed statistically significantly. Recommendations for lowering substance abuse among college freshmen were provided considering the findings.
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