THE IMPLICATIONS OF KUSH DRUG ON THE LIVES OF YOUTHS: WESTERN AREA URBAN OF SIERRA LEONE.
Issa Alie Gbla
, Tejan Sesay , Ibrahim Munu , Jonathan Sahr Kpakima
Kush, Implication, Youths, Drug, Drug Abuse
The primary focus of this study was to examine the effects of “Kush” drug use on young people living in Freetown, the western area urban center of Sierra Leone. Given the influence that Kush consumption has on the lives of young people in society, there is growing concern about drug usage and its impacts on adolescents and the issues they confront. People are far more accepting of the concerns that young people in this nation and throughout the world are bringing to light about drug usage than they were a few years ago.
The prevalence of Kush on young people's academic performance, the main reasons why Kush drug use affects health-related issues in the study area, the impact of Kush use in the study area, and an assessment of the efforts made by stakeholders to address youth Kush drug use are among the specific objectives the researcher has in order to achieve the study's overall goal. A purposive random sampling strategy was used to examine a sample of ninety (90) respondents. Primary and secondary sources provided the study's data.
According to the report, Kush consumption is brought on by peer pressure, the need to seem more mature and intelligent, stress management techniques used by parents and instructors, and peer pressure itself. Furthermore, the study found that consuming Kush has an effect on young people's lives. The respondents acknowledged that some of the negative effects of Kush consumption on young people's lives include swollen legs, mental disorders, increase in crime, sudden death, and a decline in academic performance of youths who are mostly victims of this menace.
As the government declares a state of health emergency on “Kush” it is recommended that proactive measures are taken in order to break the chain/channel of transmission of the drugs from its inception.
According to the respondents, there exist organizations or institutions in the Western area that are tackling the issues of Kush intake and on the lives of youth. These include police officers, parents, physicians, clinicians, substance abuse officers, and ministry of education staff members.
The government should prioritize enforcing the Drug Abuse Act laws and their complete implementation in order to lessen the country's high Kush intake, not only in the Western region of Freetown but the country as a whole
" THE IMPLICATIONS OF KUSH DRUG ON THE LIVES OF YOUTHS: WESTERN AREA URBAN OF SIERRA LEONE.", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.a566-a580, March-2025, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2503065.pdf
Volume 10
Issue 3,
March-2025
Pages : a566-a580
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_300018
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2503065
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Research Area: Science and Technology
Country: -, -, India
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