Factors Influencing Alcoholism and Drug Abuse among College Students with Special Reference to Coimbatore District

Factors such as peer pressure, physical and sexual abuse, early exposure to drugs, stress, and parental guidance can greatly affect a persons likelihood of drug use and addiction. Genetic and environmental factors interact with critical developmental stages in a persons life to affect addiction risk. Beginning today, the Narcotics Intelligence Bureau NIB will be coordinating with the School and Higher Education Departments to kick off a State wide campaign to increase awareness about the ill effects of drug abuse among school and college students. ”œNearly 10 of the drugs that flows into the State, especially ganja are supplied to college students. Ganja and pharmaceutical drugs are mostly used by the students,” said Abash Kumar. Research design The researcher followed descriptive research design for the study. Universe of the study 500 College students were chosen for information assortment the examining technique embraced for the current investigation is Non Probability sampling. For the current examination the scientist utilize purposive testing technique to gather information from guardians. Tools for data collection The Researcher Used Questionnaire as Tool of Data Collection. Drug Abuse Scale developed by Gregory Zimet 2016 , this schedule has 27 statements. The study conclude that 16 of the respondents are high level of alcohol and drug use, 72 of the respondents are moderate level of alcohol and drug use, 12 of the respondents are low level of alcohol and drug use. Dr. P. Natarajan | S. Amrithavarshini | G. J. Dheetchana | J. Sivagurunathan | Taniya Susan Reji "Factors Influencing Alcoholism and Drug Abuse among College Students with Special Reference to Coimbatore District" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-3 , June 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd56338.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/humanities-and-the-arts/social-science/56338/factors-influencing-alcoholism-and-drug-abuse-among-college-students-with-special-reference-to-coimbatore-district/dr-p-natarajan