INFLUENCE OF DRUG ABUSE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE LEADING TO OUT OF SCHOOL INDIVIDUALS: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IN NIGERIA
1 Department of General Studies, Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria-Nigeria.
2 Department of Physical and Health Education, Federal University of Education, Pankshin-Jos, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: iliyasarki74@gmail.com
2 Department of Physical and Health Education, Federal University of Education, Pankshin-Jos, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: iliyasarki74@gmail.com
Abstract
The study investigated how drug abuse impact on academic performance of secondary school students inZaria-Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for the study. Similarly, purposive sampling technique wasused to select 364 students who participated in the study. The main instrument used for the study was a selfdevelopedquestionnaire on drug abuse containing some items based on 5 likert point scale of strongly agree,Agree, undecided, disagree and strongly disagree. Also, an academic test comprising multiple choice questionswith options A-D on English Language, Mathematics and Geography respectively was marked and awardedone(1) mark each question: 20marks for Geography,15marks each for English Language and Mathematicsrespectively, which gives a total of 50 marks in all. The formulated hypothesis was tested using independent ttest.The result showed that, there is significant difference between academic performance of students whoabuse drugs and those who do not. Conclusively, those who abuse drugs are liable to poor academicperformance and being out of school. It was recommended amongst others that government at various levels inNigeria should provide enabling environment and resources for more robust and effective training as well asretraining of schools’ teachers especially in the areas of psychology/counselling for behavior managementstrategies and other psychological intervention services towards the prevention and rehabilitation of out ofschool children especially as a result of drug abuse.
Keywords
Drug Abuse
Academic Performance
Out of School
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How to Cite
KUMBILI, I. S., & IBRAHIM, Y. Y. (2025). INFLUENCE OF DRUG ABUSE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE LEADING TO OUT OF SCHOOL INDIVIDUALS: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IN NIGERIA. Journal of Educational Research and Development, 20(2), 133-138.
I. S. KUMBILI, and Y. Y. IBRAHIM, "INFLUENCE OF DRUG ABUSE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE LEADING TO OUT OF SCHOOL INDIVIDUALS: ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE THROUGH PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IN NIGERIA," Journal of Educational Research and Development, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 133-138, December 2025.
