A Study on the Causes and Impacts of Drug Abuse Engagements by University Students: A Case of DMI ST Eugene and Chreso University Students

T— Drug abuse is one of the major problems facing the world and the youths and University students in particular are one of the categories greatly affected by drug abuse. University students in Zambia are not spared from this challenge. Therefore this study was conducted to assess the causes and impacts of drug abuse amongst University students at DMI ST Eugene University and Chreso University. The researcher employed a descriptive research design and the respondents were selected using probability sampling techniques. The key results of the study shows that drug abuse is a major challenge in the two Universities and drug abuse is having significant impact on the academic performance and the wellbeing of the students. The researcher recommends that the two Universities should put in programs robust programs to address the challenge of drug abuse in these Universities.