Drug Abuse

Table of contents Introduction and purpose of research Literature review Data 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 geared towards finding the causes and effects of drug abuse in teenagers in Rio Claro.
The purpose of this study is to determine 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 are 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 community is very high and it is of my special interest because I would like to explore and understand the topic more. I am currently studying sciences at school and it is my hope 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 used 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. 100 % of the questionnaires were given to people that were teenagers on Saturday