TABLE OF CONTENT
DECLARATION ................................................................................................................................... ii
APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................................ iii
DEDICATION ..................................................................................................................................... iv
AKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................................................................................................... v
TABLE OF CONTENT ....................................................................................................................... vi
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................................ viii
ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................................................... ix
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... I
I .0Background of the study ............................................................................................................... I
1.2 Research Objective ...................................................................................................................... 3
I .3 Research Questions .................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 Scope of the Study ....................................................................................................................... 4
I .5Signification of the Study ............................................................................................................. 4
1.6 List of Acronyms /Abbreviations ................................................................................................ 5
CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW ....................................................................................... 6
2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1 Definitive review of drugs ............................................................................................................ 6
2.2 Types of Drugs Abused ............................................................................................................... 7
CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................................. 15
METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................................................. 15
3.0 Introduction In this chapter, a brief description of the research design used in the study is
discussed .............................................................................................................................................. 15
3.1. Research design ........................................................................................................................ 15
3.2. Sample Selection and size ........................................................................................................ 15
3.3. Data Collection Methods .......................................................................................................... 15
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CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................................................... 18
DATA PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS ................................. 18
4.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 18
4.2 Causes of Drug Abuse among the Youths ................................................................................. 19
CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECON'IMENDATIONS ......................... 27
5.0 Summary ................................................................................................................................... 27
5. I Conclusions ............................................................................................................................... 27
5.2 Policy Recommendations .......................................................................................................... 28
REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................... 30
APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................................... 31
APPENDIX B .................................................................................................................................. 35
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PARENTS ............................................................................................. 35
APPENDIX C TEACHERS' QUESTIONNAIRE ........................................................................ 39
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate on the causes of drug abuse among the youths basically from ages (15-25 years) in Yatta division within Yalta district-Kenya A descriptive research design was adopted where the target population consisted of youths, parents and teachers. A total of70 respondents were involved in the study that i11c/11ded ./0 youths, 20 parents and IO teachers. Questionnaires and interviews were the main tools of data collection. A pretest was done to ascertain the reliability of questionnaires, data 11•as analyzed usingfi'eq11e11cie.1· and graphs and the result showed that the major cause of drug abuse u111011g the youths is peer pressure especially from ages (15-22 years). It was recommended that both parents and teachers should play a vital role in offering counseling and having jibe talks with their children/students at this stage (I 5-22 years) since it is at this stage when they are at the peak of adolescence and are in need of much attention so as to help reduce or curb the causes of drug abuse among the youths in order to help the youths grow into responsible citizens.
