The Peculiarities of the Nigerian Youth Involving in Drug Consumption: Socio-Psychological Aspect

Аннотация

The article is focused on the study of socio-psychological determinants of initiation and retention of drug use by Nigerian youth. The purpose of the study: to study the main socio-psychological aspects of the determinants of the Nigerian youths involvement in drug use. Methods of research: questioning, statistical analysis. The following zero hypotheses were put forward: 1) there is no significant dependence in the average assessment of the responses between the presence of child abuse and the subsequent use of drugs by young people; 2) there is no significant dependence in the average assessment of responses between peer influence and drug use by young people. Characteristics of the empirical sample: young people (aged 18 to 24) who are in detention at The Juvenile Center, some drug offenders in custody at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (N.D.L.E.A) Command in Makurdi, Benue State, and the N.D.L.E.A Rehabilitation Center, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria (N= 193). Conclusions of the study: 1) young people abuse stimulants, sedatives and alcohol more than other drugs; 2) children's involvement in drug use, is as a result of parents ignoring their responsibilities to raise and train their children in a more responsible ways; 3) peers have the greatest impact on the use of drugs by Nigerian youths; 4) feeling of getting rid of everyday worries leads to Drug use; 5) Most young Nigerians drug addicts believe that drug use cannot be eradicated. The main determinants of this phenomenon can be divided into socio-psychological and psychological ones.