This study was designed to get hold of the actual conditions of drug abuse of high school students in small cities, and offer the basic data for school health education in order to take a preventive measures about drug abuse.
The research design was ...
This study was designed to get hold of the actual conditions of drug abuse of high school students in small cities, and offer the basic data for school health education in order to take a preventive measures about drug abuse.
The research design was a descriptive survey study. The subjects for this study consisted of 776 students who were in attendance of eight high schools located in "S" city "Y" city, Chollanam-Do.
It was used, the questionaire amended to make the most of characteristics of this paper with reference to those developed by W H O, Shon, Kyeong Ae, Kim, So Ya Ja (1991), and Zung (SAS, 1971), The data were collected during the period from December 15,1993 to December 22,1993 and were analyzed by the SPSS/PC + Version 3.0 programs using such techniques as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, t-test, and Pearson Correlation.
The results of this study can be Summerized as follows;
1. Among 776 adolescents, 66.0% of students (vocational and general) were in agony with their school record and 41.4% of them were unsatisfied with their parents' excessive expectations respectively.
56.0% of subjects attended school desultorily and 56.6% of them had not less than 6 well-asorted friends.
2. The level of drug abuse was as follows; a group unexperienced drug abuse (649 students, 83.6%), a potential drug abuse group (107 students, 13.8%), and drug abuser group (20 students, 2.6%).
Regarding to survey by department, it was found out that the vocational school students was higher level than the general school students.
3. 74.3% of students had experienced their first Cigarette smoking, 48.6% of them did Alchol drinking, and 66.0% of them did Hallicinogerns due to their curiosity.
The order of their first time for drug abuse was high school (50.5%), middle school (32.3%), and primary school (17.2%)
4. Cigarette at 76.3% and Alchol at 72.4% were purchased at store. Drug except above items were bought mainly at drug store.
5. The level of drug abuse of vocational students was higher than general school students.
Also a significant statistical difference was noted between the above mentioned students (t=-5.85, t=-5.46, p<.001).
6. The level of high school boys about drug abuse such as Cigarette, Alchol, and Narcotics was higher than high school girls.
A siginificant statistical difference was noted between the above groups (t=13.36, t=4.64, t=8.44, p<.001).
7. The level of students obtained their bad school performance about drug abuse such as Cigarette was higher than students made their good school achivements.
A significant statistical difference was noted between the above students (t=-3.67, p<.001)
8. High school students' irritation, uneasiness, and dread showed average means 2.60± 0.88, 2.57±0.83, and 2.53±0.91 respectively.
It means that the higher average means was, the higher students' anxiety was.
9. A significant statistical positive correlation was noted between students' anxiety such as tremor, irritation, dizziness, and insomnia and their drug abuse about Cigarette (r=.1039, r=.1027, r=.0953, r=.0956, p<.01).
A siginificant statistical correlation was noted between students' mental anxiety and their drug abuse such as Cigarette, Stimulants and Sedatives. Also a siginificant statistical correlation was noted between subjects' physical anxiety and their drug abuse about Alchol, Antihistamines, Analgetics, and Inhalants.
In the Conclusion of the above results, even adolescents in small cities experienced drugs which are habit-forming and lead to dependency without correct knowledge and education about drug usage.
Therfore, it will be necessary to investigate the drug problem of adolescents who attend primary school and middle school continuously and to provide counter-plan and preventive strategics about drug abuse.