CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOCIAL STUDIES ELEMENTS IN NATIONAL VALUES EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN REDUCING INCIDENCE OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG BASIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL, FCT ABUJA

Abstract

This study examined the contributions of social studies elements in the National Value Education curriculum in reducing the incidence of drug abuse among basic school students in Gwagwalada Area Council, FCT, Abuja. The research was guided by four research questions. A descriptive research design of survey type was adopted, and the sample was made up of 100 students who abuse drugs from 10 basic secondary schools in Gwagwalada Area Council of FCT, Abuja. Purposive sampling was used to select ten students from each school selected and a questionnaire was administered to them. Data collected were analyzed using simple percentages for both demographic data and research questions. However, the findings of the study revealed that family, school, community and peer/individual contributed positively to reducing the incidence of drug abuse among basic secondary school students in Gwagwalada Area Council, FCT, Abuja. The study also recommends among others that families that are addicted to drugs should be rehabilitated to desist from it in other not to influence their wards.