Behaviour Disorders Related to Drug Abuse Among Secondary School Students in Kenya
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Date
2014
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King’endo, Madrine
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to find out the behavior disorders displayed by secondary school
students as a result of substance abuse. This would assist to train teachers on specialized
intervention methods so that they can have knowledge on how to curb drug menace in learning
institutions. The students were interrogated about substance abuse practices, use and the factors that
lead them to abuse substances. Questionnaires were used to collect data from students and teachers
involved in guiding and counseling programs. The findings indicate that students abused drugs and
substances and reacted differently, developing different behavior disorders. Their responses
revealed that there was no drug abuse program in schools and student addicted to drugs were not
attended to. What the teachers revealed indicated that they did not have any training on drug abuse
problems and lacked skills and knowledge to deal with drug related behavior disorders among
students. Future research and implications for teacher training are discussed..
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substances, dependency, specialized intervention, special needs students, behavior problem, abuse, addiction
Citation
International Journal of Education and Research Vol. 2 No. 11 November 2014