Effects of Dependence on Psychotropic Drugs on Students’ Attitude in School

EFFECTS OF DEPENDENCE ON PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS ON STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE IN SCHOOL
(A CASE STUDY OF OJO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA)

BEING GRADUATE PROJECT FOR B.A (ED) DEGREE SUBMITTED TO

LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
AND COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY

BY

AKINTOLA MUBARAK

CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION
This is the opening chapter of this research. It embodies the background to the study, statement of problem, purpose of study, research questions, research hypothesis, significance of study, scope and limitation and conceptual clarification.

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
Drug taking has always been with us. Ndika (1982) observed that man’s experience with drugs is rooted in antiquity, it echoed out of the primate jungle but its only in recent time that the transformation of drugs and their users from an unverified tradition to science became possible.

Indeed, today, more than ever before, we live in what can be called a drug taken culture, aspirin, sleeping pills, cough mixtures, antibiotics, tea, coffee, cocoa, cigarettes and wines are but a few familiar drugs which are commonly used in our contemporary society. Few terms appear more commonly and with more confusing or misleading meanings than drug, drug use, drug misuse, drug abuse and drug addiction. Yet, we have to know quite clearly what these terms mean so that true communication and understanding can take place.

The term ‘drug’ in the main, would be related to “any substance that, when taken into a living organism, may modify one or more of its functions” (Kobiowu 2006). In her opinion, Badejo (1998) views drug as any substance of medicinal preparation which has effect on living tissues. She also added that drug is anything that goes into the body and modifies one or more of its function. Bolarin and Badejo (1998) also posit that every drug is a potential poison depending on the way it is used. Drug can be used when

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