ABSTRACT

The study investigated into by the effects of alcoholism on academic performance in schools. The study was guided by specific objectives that included; determining the causes of alcoholism, to identify effects of alcoholism on academic performance and to establish rthe elationship between academic performance and alcoholism. The research consists of five chapters. Chapter bone with ithe ntroduction, chapter two consists of the related literature, chapter three consists of methodolo~r, chapter consists of data presentation and analysis and chapter five consists of findings, conclusions and recommendations. The study was descriptive an analytical in nature where purposive sampling was used to select population. It employed 50 respondents. Data was obtained from secondary using stratified sampling, analyzed and presented using frequencies and percentages ,and were tabulated. The major findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents were females who were in secondary and below , peer pressure, mental illness and child neglect. Among the effects were less goal oriented, low indices of extracurricular, too many deaths, prone to diseases and infraction in brain. Among the recommendations include , creation of good learning environmental, increased teachers salary, continued assistance to weak students, and maximum discipline.