A SERVEY REGARDING THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF THE USAGE OF DRUGS OF THE STUDENTS AT THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL

LEVEL OF BANNU

RESEARCHER: CLASS: ROLL NO: SESSION: SUPERVISOR:

IMRAN ULLAH KHAN M.SC (SSPE) 2 YEAR 1302 2010-12 MAZHAR UD DIN WAZIR

CENTER OF ACADEMICS BANNU AFFILIATED WITH GOMAL UNIVERSITY D.I.KHAN

Abstract Positive school climates and student drug testing have been separately proposed as strategies to reduce student substance use in high schools. However, the effects of drug testing programs may depend on the favorability of school climates. This study examined the association between school drug testing programs and student substance use in schools with different climates. Data analysis will be based on a nationally representative sample of 200 secondary school students (48% female). Respondents ages ranged from 14 to 25. Results showed that both male and female students in schools with positive climates reported lower levels of personal substance use. Drug testing was associated with lower levels of personal substance use in positive school climates but only for female students. There was no relationship between drug testing and male students substance use. The results are discussed in terms of the importance of considering school climates before implementing drug-testing programs in high schools. Key words: Adolescence, Student drug testing, School climate, Substance use.

INTRODUCTION Adolescent substance use is associated with adverse health, academic, and behavioral effects. Some people are able to use recreational or prescription drugs without ever experiencing negative consequences or addiction. For many others, substance use can cause problems at work, home, school, and in relationships, leaving you feeling isolated, helpless, or ashamed. Their variety, the number and their user are constantly increasing in Bannu city as well as in high school. Today drug addiction has become a world serious problem of all Governments. Given the adverse effects of substance use, it is understandable that schools have been identified as important settings for preventing student substance use and providing drug-free environments. Indeed, substance use prevention and education programs have been a longstanding component of health education in schools. The district Bannu is scattered area of KPK and it was difficult for the researcher to contact each and every subject of the area for this purpose the researcher confined his study to the Bannu city. The letter on a convenient sampling technique was used and the respondents were reducing to 50.the questionnaire comprised 30 questions. The researcher thus analyzed the collected information by applying percentage technique. The result showed that the addiction is mainly due to the unemployment, bad company, careless behavior of elders, and other social evils prevailing in the society.

THE AIM OF CURRENT STUDY Drug addiction is essentially a social problem. In the current study, data from a national survey of Secondary -school students were used to profile schools with drug testing and schools with positive climates and to examine the effectiveness of drug testing within schools with positive and negative climates. Based on previous research, we expected that substance use would be lower in positive climate schools. Therefore, our first hypothesis was that students in positive climate schools would be less likely to report substance use (tobacco, alcohol and marijuana) than students in negative climate schools (H1). Our second hypothesis concerned the relationship between school drug testing and personal use of substances in different school climates. Based on previous research, we expected to find no or only a weak direct relationship between drug testing and student substance use. However, to the extent that drug testing could be an effective deterrent to student substance use, we expected it to be most apparent in schools with favorable climates. We, therefore, hypothesized that positive school climate would moderate any effects of drug testing on student substance use (H2). Our final hypothesis concerned the potential role that gender differences might play in relationship between personal substance use and either school climate or drug testing. Given that females tend to place higher values on social relationships than males and develop their identities in the context of relationships, school climate might be more critical for females. Hence, our third hypothesis was that the moderating role of school climate on the relationship between drug testing and personal substance use would be stronger for female students than for males (H3).

METHODOLOGY AND PROCESS Population The population for this particular study is comprised of all the students of the Secondary Schools of District Bannu. Sample and Sample Size Keeping in view the huge number of schools, the researcher select 10 schools of district Bannu for study. 20 students from each school (10 from 9th class and 10 from 10th) total 200 respondents selected as a sample. Instrument Used for Data Collection The data is collected with the help of closed form questionnaire consisting of 20 questions. Mode of Data Collection The researcher will go personally to contact 20 students from a secondary school individually after taking permission from the Head of the School. Then the researcher will administer the questionnaire personally. The format of the quizzes will be similar to the bellow examples: 1. Do you use drugs? (0=no, 1=yes)? 2. Have your institution ever tested you about the use of drugs (0=no, 1=yes)? 3. If you use then what sort of drug do you use? Etc. Analysis of Data Percentage technique will be used for the analysis of data to reach certain findings and conclusion.

Name of Total students Percentage of school using drugs addicted students No1 2 10%

Questionnaire is using drug due to:

lack of care of elders, bad company

No2 No3 No4 No5 No6 No7 No8 No9 No10

0 1 5 0 0 0 1 3 4

0% 5% 25% 0% 0% 0% 5% 15% 20% Unemployment, fashion Bad society, class environment. Careless elders and teachers. Bad company, Teacher behavior. Fashion, forced by friends

Total students= 200 Total addicted students= 13 %age of addicted students=6%

Effects of Drugs Usage on Academic Environments and Performance of Students The current research shows that the following aspects of student and environment of an institution were badly affected by the usage of drugs: 1. Study progress of students, 2. Behavior with colleagues, teachers and elders, 3. Concentration on a topic, 4. The friendly environment of the institution, 5. Discipline of the institution, 6. Studying heartily, 7. Softness of talking,

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