Psychoactive Substance Use Among Nigerian Students; Patterns and Sociodemographic Correlates

Chukwujekwu Chidozie Donald

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Psychoactive Substance Use Among Nigerian Students; Patterns and Sociodemographic Correlates

Chukwujekwu Chidozie Donald

Published in American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (Volume 5, Issue 2)

Received: 12 April 2017 Accepted: 18 April 2017 Published: 24 April 2017

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The increase in use and misuse of psychoactive substances is a global challenge of grave public health concern. This study aims to ascertain the patterns and socio-demographic correlates of psychoactive substances among undergraduates in a Nigerian University. Two hundred and ninety three subjects participated in the study. Questionnaires on risk factors and variation of psychoactive substances abused as well as on socio-demographic variables were administered to each participant. The prevalence of psychoactive substance use was 65.5%. the odds for use of the drugs was highest with alcohol 178(60.8%) and least for inhalational solvents 75(25.6%).There was significant association between gender and the use of: Cannabis X² = 7.846, df=1, p<0.05, Cocaine X² = 36.602, df=1, p<0.05,Other opioids X² = 29.847, df=1, p<0.05, Sleeping pills X² = 9.862, df=2, p<0.05. Nicotine X² = 17.264, df=1, p<0.05, Inhalational solvents X² = 6.598, df=1, p<0.05. Similarly, there was significant association between academic class and:- Cannabis X² = 14.916, df=5, p<0.05, Heroine X² = 12.272, df=5, p<0.05,Codeine X² = 9.577, df=1, p<0.05, Other Opioids X² = 15.962, df=5, p<0.05, Nicotine X² = 15.496, df=5, p<0.05, Caffeine X² = 13.428, df=5, p<0.05, Inhalational solvents X² = 21.505, df=5, p<0.05. Also there was significant association between family history of use of psychoactive substances and use of Opioids X² = 8.157, df=1, p<0.05The propensity of use of psychoactive substance has become a global emergency that requires desperate measures to curtail. This study is an effort to further emphasize this urgency.

Published in	American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajpn.20170502.13
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Psychoactive, Substances, Alcohol, Prevalence, Drugs, Associated, Significant

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