TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION iv
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
ABSTRACT ix
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Statement of problem 2
1.2 Purpose of study 2
1.3 Objectives ofthe study 3
1.4 Research questions 3
1.5 Scope of the study 3
1.6 Significance of the study 3
CHAPTER TWO 5
LITERATURE REVIEW
CHAPTER THREE 15
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 15
3.0 Introduction 15
3.1 Research design 15
3.2 Study area 15
3.3 Sample framework 15
3.3.1 Sample size 15
3.3.2 The sample technique 16
3.4 Data collection procedure 16
3.5 Methods for data collection .16
3.5. 1 Instruments 16
3.5.2 Sources of data 16
3.6 Data processing and analysis 17
CHAPTER FOUR 18
DATA ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND INTERPRETATION 18
4.0 Introduction 18
4.0.1 Response rate 18
4.1 Types of drugs commonly abused 18
4.2 Causes of drug abuse 19
4.2.1 Age and drug abuse 21
4.2.2 Gender and drug abuse 21
4.2.3 Residence and drug abuse 22
4.3 Effects of drug abuse on society 23
4.4 Measures put in place to control drug abuse 23
CHAPTER FIVE 25
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 25
5.0 Introduction 25
5.1 Summary of findings 25
5.2 Conclusion 28
5.3 Recommendations 28
REFERENCES 30
APPENDICES 32
Appendix I: Questionnaires 32
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate on the drug abuse in the family and learners’ at risk of school failure.(A case study of Butembe sub-county Jinja district of Uganda. The following objectives guided the study; to investigate on the causes of drug abuse among pupils on their academic performance; to examine the effects of drug abuse towards academic performance and to find out measures put in place to control drug abuse in secondary schools in Uganda. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used and respondents were picked at random. Findings revealed that majority of the pupils who were abusing drugs were aged between 16-18 year. Findings also shows that the high prevalence of drug abuse in pupils from families where another member of the family was also abusing drugs correlates well with previous studies that found a similar correlation between parental use and abuse of drugs and drug abuse patterns among their children. Recommendations were also made