Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah Department: Community Health By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 4887 Rating: (3.6) votes: 11Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis project work examined the KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF THE EFFECTS OF NARCOTIC DRUG USE AMONG STUDENTS OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC IDAH. It also informed the students of the study area on the practice of effects of narcotic drug use on their health and academic performance. Among the objectives is to ascertain the level of narcotic knowledge possessed by the students in Federal Polytechnic Idah, to assess the preventive measure against the consumption of hard drugs in school and make use of the available resources to combat the menace from narcotic drug use. Many medical and allied works of literature were reviewed to develop more facts for the project work. This research used descriptive survey to sample 50 staff and 100 students of Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State. Questionnaire is the instrument used to gather and analyze the data, 150 questionnaires were distributed out of which 150 were retrieved. In conclusion, recommendations were made that the students should avoid narcotic drugs as this will go a long to affect their studies in school. Also, students should be aware of the negative effects of the narcotic drugs as it might affect their mental alertness and stability. Furthermore, students should refrain from cultism being a platform for drugs addiction and armed Robbery activities and as well as prostitutions Keywords narcotic, knowledge, students, effect, and drug use ...Preview Download Preview +Other Community Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah»Effect of immunization in children between the ages of 0-5 in family health centre Idah Local Government Area Kogi State»The effect of abortion on female students in College of Health Sciences and Technology Idah, Kogi»Problem of pregnancy and abortion on girl child education in Nigeria»Factors influencing the attitude of women towards family planning - case study of Oke Eiri, Atan Local Government Area»Importance of exclusive breast feeding on the health of an infant - case study of Idah local government area of Kogi state»Attitude of couple toward modern family planning practice in Birnin Gwari, Birnin Gwari local government, Kaduna state»Effect of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Patigi community of Patigi local government area of Kwara state»Knowledge of protein energy malnutrition and its prevention among mothers with children below five years of age in Ubiegbe Community Idah, Lga, Kogi state»Causes, effects and control of communicable diseases in secondary schools»Causes and effects of drug abuse among adolescent in Amede community»Assessment of prevalence malaria among the patients attending Tofa comprehensive hospital»The impact of community health works in elderly condition in Ungogo local government»Assessing the mother knowledge on the benefit of breast feeding among children 0 - 24 months - a case study of Matoya village Maigatari local government, Jigawa state»Attitude and practice of mothers towards exclusive breast feeding in selected markets in Ilorin metropolis