Drug Abuse

Table of contents Introduction and judge of research Literature believe Data collection sources Presentation, discussion and analysis of information Conclusion, limitations and recommendations Bibliography Appendices Introduction and purpose of research Drug cry out is a rattling prevalent and far-flung problem in Trinidad and Tobago. It is the ca employment of many illegal activities in the country. This study is ge atomic number 18d towards finding the causes and effects of drug curse 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 pursuance 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 mince 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 wish well to explore and und erstand the topic more. I am shortly studying sciences at school and it is my look forward to that studying this topic would march on educate me well-nigh drug abuse as I would like to peruse a career in pharmacy.After this study is completed it is my hope that the research mint be use to benefit the members of my community and separate researchers to help prevent drug abuse. Some of the terms apply 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 polish Drug abuse is th Data collection sources Primary info was obtained from the questionnaire. The process of distributing this questionnaire was done by simple random sampling. 00 % of the questionnaires were given to mickle that were teenagers on Saturday 10th December 2012 at the Rio Claro community centre. The questionnaire was an excellent way of obtaining selective information as the dat a collected was first hand and thither was no third party handling the data so in that location was less room for tampering. The disadvantages of using this were that people may be corruptible and some may not return questionnaire. Thirty people were asked to response a questionnaire that consisted of 17 questions and thirty questionnaires were obtained at the end of the research. All the data was quantative.Secondary data was obtained via the internet, newspaper and books. The information obtained from the internet was used to obtain compass information about the topic and to further answer the research question. Books were used to get proper definitions and to get the biological perspective of drug abuse. The data was helpful at it helped me to better understand the topic of drug abuse. both sources contributed to a better understanding of the topic as knowledge was gained about the problem from both sources. Presentation, interpretation and discussion of findings 1. Do you go to church building/mosque/temple? Often O Sometimes O Not at every(prenominal) OGraph 2 showing types of families that the candidates merryd in The graph above shows the types of families that the candidates live in. more than half the candidates lived in single parent families, Graph 3 showing weather candidates go to church/mosque/temple Conclusion, limitations and recommendations Appendix 1 Questionnaire A pleasant earnest day. My name is Shenell Lal and I go to cowen Hamilton collateral school. For my Caribbean studies internal assessment I am studying drug abuse and its causes and effects in my community of Rio Claro. Your participation in answering the following questionnaire is greatly appreciated.The information collected is strictly confidential. Thank you in advance. cheer tick the appropriate boxes and answer in the spaces provided. 1. How old are you? 10- 15 O 16-23 O 2. Gender Male O female O 3. Religion Hindu O other O Muslim O Christian O 4. What type of family do you live in? iodine parent O Nuclear O Extended O opposite O 5. Do you go to church/mosque/temple? Often O Sometimes O Not at all O 6. To what heathen group do you belong? African descent OIndian descent O Chinese descent O Mixed descent O 7. Do you participate in community activities? Yes O no O If yes disport state what 8. Do you play sports/ musical instruments? Yes O no O If yes please state what 9. Do you think that the lack of an education can be one of the major causes of drug abuse? Yes O No O 10. Do you think that the schools, youth groups, clubs.. tc, is making a tyrannical impact in trying to stop the levels of drug abuse? SCHOOLS Yes very much O Little O No, none at all O Yes much O Very little O spring chicken GROUPS Yes very much O Little O No, none at all O Yes much O Very little O CLUBS Yes very much O Little O No, none at all O Yes much O Very little O 11. What do you think are the level of which drugs are used in your small town?Low O Medium O High O None at all O 12. How effective are the patrol in dealing with drugs in your village? Very much O Much O Little O Very little O 13. What age group uses drugs the most in your village? 14 25 O 26 35 O 36 45 O 46+ O 14. Which one of the following would you say can be the main cause of drug abuse in your village? comrade Pressure from friends O Poverty O Parents not setting good examples O Lack of a proper education O 15.In your village please state in a percentage how many of the youths you think are affected by drugs compared to those who are not? 5 24% O 25 50% O 51 75% O 75 100% O 16. How does drug abuse affect the youths of your regularise in terms of causing fights and gang warfare? Yes Badly O Very bad O No Not really O Not at all O 17. Have you ever used drugs? Yes O No O BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. http//medical-dictionary. thefreedictionary. com/drug+abuse 2.