Influence of drugs and drug abuse on youths in Nigeria - case study of Oredo Local government area of Edo state Department: Health Information Management By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 4834 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis project work examined the influence of drugs and drug abuse on youths in Nigeria - a case study of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. It also informed the health officers on the drugs abuse among youth in the study area. Furthermore, to highlight the reasons for the youth to abuse drugs, consequences and ways of curbing the incidence of drugs abuse in the study area. Many medical and allied works of literature were reviewed to develop more facts for the project work. This research used the descriptive survey to sample 200 youth residents of Oredo Local Government. Questionnaire is the instrument used to gather and analyze the data, 133 questionnaires were distributed out of which 133 were retrieved. In conclusion, recommendations were made that the government should provide job opportunities for youth to become self-reliant, there should be rehabilitation centers for drug abusers that are mentally affected, there should also be enlightenment and orientation about drug and drugs abuse consequences in all public places and schools, the government should enact measures on people that are selling drugs indiscriminately and they should be supervising the target area at least monthly if possible and also check the activities of the victims of drug abuse. The Ministry of Education in conjunction with the National Campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) should engage in appropriate interagency agreements in order to streamline the provision of services to support students with social and behavioral problems emanating from drug abuse. And finally, school administrators should develop, implement and regularly review, in consultation with the school community and governing council, a school behavioral code that is consistent with the drug abuse policies. Keywords Drugs, Abuse, Youths ...Preview Download Preview +Other Health Information Management project topics and materials you might be interested in»Analysis of filing system and consequences of misfiling»Evaluation of the problems and constraints facing health record keeping and professionals»Impact of health information management in healthcare delivery»Assessment of challenges of health information management practice in General Hospital Ilorin, Kwara State»Analysis of filing system and consequences of misfiling patients health records in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara state»A study into causes of misfiling among health information management professionals in health records department - case study of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara state»Evaluation of confidentiality of patient health records among hospital staff»Factors militating against effective documentation in health care delivery system in University of Benin Teaching Hospital Benin City, Edo state»Effect of lack of health information computerization in the primary health care system»Evaluation of patient appointment system - a case study of university of Ilorin teaching hospital»Causes and consequences of breach of confidentiality of patient health information in Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos state»Impact of health statistics in the health care delivery system at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State»Impact of electronic medical records on patients waiting time in health care delivery system in Federal Medical Center, Asaba, Delta state»Evaluation of the importance of health information management in primary health care»Knowledge and perception of health information management professionals on electronic coding for quality clinical data in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara state