Occupation and Drug Abuse among Youths in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State

Abstract

The usage of illicit drugs, alcoholism, and other controlled drugs is becoming uncontrollable with manifestations of unending involvement in crime, moral decadence, health challenges, poor academic interest, and a high social life, which triggered this research on the occupation and drug abuse among youth in Andoni Local Government Area, Rivers State. A descriptive, cross-sectional research design was adopted for the study. A structured questionnaire was used to get the needed data, with a sample size of 440 and a multistage sampling procedure. The results showed a relationship between occupation and drug abuse among youths in Andoni L.G.A. of Rivers State. The results showed that drug abuse was found among the youths who are self-employed (30.0%), followed by those who were students (86.1%), youths who are unemployed (9.3%), and respondents who are civil servants (14.3%), while youths who were Corp Members (0.0.0%) were not associated with the prevalence of drug abuse. The study concluded that this result implies that the high prevalence of drug abuse was seen among youths who are self-employed and that there is a relationship between occupation and high drug abuse.