Drug Abuse

Table of contents Introduction and purpose of question Literature review entropy collection sources Presentation, discussion and analysis of data Conclusion, limitations and recommendations Bibliography Appendices Introduction and purpose of research Drug abuse is a very prevalent and widespread problem in Trinidad and Tobago. It is the cause of many illegal activities in the country. This study is ge ard towards finding the causes and effects of drug abuse in teenagers in Rio Claro. The purpose of this study is to regain the causes and effects of drug abuse in Rio Claro.In this project the following research questions would be asked 1. What is drug abuse? 2. What atomic number 18 the causes and effects of drug abuse? 3. What are the strategies that could be implemented to curb drug abuse? This topic was chosen because the prevalence of drug abuse in my club is very high and it is of my spare interest because I would like to explore and understand the topic more. I am currentl y studying sciences at school and it is my fancy that studying this topic would further educate me about drug abuse as I would like to peruse a career in pharmacy.After this study is completed it is my hope that the research can be employ to benefit the members of my community and other researchers to help prevent drug abuse. Some of the terms used in this research project are 1. Drug abuse- substance abuse use of a substance that modifies mood or behavior in a manner characterized by a maladaptive pattern of use. 2. 3. Literature review Drug abuse is th Data collection sources Primary data was obtained from the questionnaire. The process of distributing this questionnaire was done by simple random sampling. 00 % of the questionnaires were given to people that were teenagers on Saturday 10th December 2012 at the Rio Claro community centre. The questionnaire was an excellent means of obtaining data as the data self-collected was first hand and there was no third party handling the data so there was less room for tampering. The disadvantages of using this were that people may be dishonest and some may not return questionnaire. Thirty people were asked to answer a questionnaire that consisted of 17 questions and thirty questionnaires were obtained at the end of the research. any the data was quantative.Secondary data was obtained via the internet, newspaper and books. The information obtained from the internet was used to obtain background information about the topic and to further answer the research question. Books were used to get proper definitions and to get the biological perspective of drug abuse. The data was helpful at it helped me to better understand the topic of drug abuse. Both sources contributed to a better understanding of the topic as knowledge was gained about the problem from both sources. Presentation, interpretation and discussion of findings 1. Do you go to church/mosque/temple? lots O Sometimes O Not at alone OGraph 2 showing types o f families that the candidates lived in The graph above shows the types of families that the candidates live in. more than half the candidates lived in single parent families, Graph 3 showing weather candidates go to church/mosque/temple Conclusion, limitations and recommendations Appendix 1 Questionnaire A pleasant good day. My foretell is Shenell Lal and I go to cowen Hamilton secondary school. For my Caribbean studies internal assessment I am studying drug abuse and its causes and effects in my community of Rio Claro. Your participation in answering the following questionnaire is greatly appreciated.The information collected is strictly confidential. Thank you in advance. Please tick the appropriate boxes and answer in the spaces provided. 1. How old are you? 10- 15 O 16-23 O 2. Gender Male O female O 3. Religion Hindu O other O Muslim O Christian O 4. What type of family do you live in? Single parent O Nuclear O Extended O Other O 5. Do you go to church/mosque/temple? Often O Sometimes O Not at all O 6. To what ethnic group do you belong? African descent OIndian descent O Chinese descent O Mixed descent O 7. Do you participate in community activities? Yes O no O If yes please state what 8. Do you play sports/ musical instruments? Yes O no O If yes please state what 9. Do you phone that the lack of an education can be one of the major causes of drug abuse? Yes O No O 10. Do you speak out that the schools, youth groups, clubs.. tc, is qualification a positive impact in trying to stop the levels of drug abuse? SCHOOLS Yes very much O Little O No, none at all O Yes much O Very little O YOUTH GROUPS Yes very much O Little O No, none at all O Yes much O Very little O CLUBS Yes very much O Little O No, none at all O Yes much O Very little O 11. What do you think are the level of which drugs are used in your village? menial O Medium O High O None at all O 12. How effective are the police in dealing with drugs in your village? Very much O Much O Little O V ery little O 13. What age group uses drugs the most in your village? 14 25 O 26 35 O 36 45 O 46+ O 14. Which one of the following would you consecrate can be the main cause of drug abuse in your village? Peer Pressure from friends O Poverty O Parents not ambit good examples O Lack of a proper education O 15.In your village please state in a percentage how many of the youths you think are affected by drugs compared to those who are not? 5 24% O 25 50% O 51 75% O 75 100% O 16. How does drug abuse affect the youths of your district in terms of causing fights and gang warfare? Yes Badly O Very regretful O No Not really O Not at all O 17. Have you ever used drugs? Yes O No O BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. http//medical-dictionary. thefreedictionary. com/drug+abuse 2.