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Peer reviewedOwie, Ikponmwosa – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1988
Evaluated difference in level of alienation between Nigerian secondary school students who were drug users (N=97) or non-users (N=119). Results supported hypothesis that the alienated personality would be more susceptible to drug abuse than other personality types. Results suggest need for efforts to reduce student alienation. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alienation, Drug Use, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedPela, Ona A. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1989
Examined pattern of drug use among Nigerian college students, their attitudes toward drug use, and their perception of drug harmfulness to the body and to society. Results from 400 undergraduate students revealed that most frequently used social drugs were caffeine and alcohol. Respondents considered heroin and cocaine to pose greatest dangers to…
Descriptors: College Students, Drug Use, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
