Effects of drug abuse on the Academic performance of university students focusing on Students in Nigeria and Kenyan Public Universities
Keywords:
Drug Abuse, Influence, Knowledge, NACADA – National Authority for Campaign against Alcohol and Drug AbuseAbstract
Purpose: The purpose of this research is to conduct a study on the effects of drug abuse on the Academic performance of university students focusing on Students in Nigeria Public Universities and Universities in Uasin Gishu County Kenya
Design/ Methodology/Approach: For the research methodology, the paper adopted the desktop literature review method (desk study), which involved a vast and detailed review of studies and research addressing the effects of drug abuse on the performance of university students focusing on Students in Nigeria Public Universities and Universities in Uasin Gishu County Kenya. Simultaneously, in-depth research of the top keywords related to the same topic was conducted in various databases. As a result, the study was purely qualitative, drawing its findings from secondary sources of information.
Findings: Students who use substances during college spend less time studying and skip more classes, thereby reducing their exposure to the classroom learning environment and the beneficial experience of interacting with faculty and other students. Alcohol consumption has a negative predictive effect on study hours under all definitions of drinking (binge, frequent binge, drunkenness, and frequent drunkenness). In this study 56.7 percent of the respondents acknowledged that they spend less time studying because of alcohol drinking. There is a negative relationship between heavy episodic alcohol use and the time students spend on academics. The probability of getting a high grade significantly decreases as the frequency of heavy episodic drinking increases this is because the heaviest drinkers obtain the lowest grades.
Contribution to policy and practice: The study concluded that there is a negative relationship between drug abuse and students’ academic performance.
Originality/Value: The findings of this study should stimulate continuous debate on drug abuse in secondary schools and also provide valuable insights that the government, stakeholders, scholars and researchers can rely on their collective endeavor of addressing the challenges and making the fight against drug abuse initiative a success
