Incidences of drug and alcohol abuse and related antisocial behaviour have tremendously increased in recent years. Preventing drug use among children and adolescents. Sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol abuse. Availability of alcohol is typically associated with the impact of control policies on the purchase and consumption of alcohol. In kenya, there are an estimated two million addicts, ninety percent of who are addicted to alcohol kemri, 1999. Strategies for prevention and intervention of drug abuse. Box 16546 00100 nairobi, kenya angachi milka obwenyi, department of clinical medicine and optometry, school of science and technology.
The drug menace at the kenyan coast drug abuse is one of the biggest problems confronting kenya, especially among the youth. Institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholismnational institutes of health. This network would, among other things, carry out a systematic collection of data to be. Drug and substance abuse among the youth in and out of. It can cause or worsen many medical problems and if left untreated can destroy families and lives. Heroine and cocaine are also growing rapidly in kenya especially in. The study showed that drugsubstance abuse is a threat to the general public as well as to the youth still in school and those specifically out of school. A nationally representative sample size of 3,016 households was derived from. The report showed that there is a link between the consumption of drugs, alcohol and the school environment, because school life brings stress to the students, who escape in alcohol and drug use. Factors contributing to drug abuse among the youth in kenya. Kenya has not been spared either and in most cases it has been as a transit point of hard drugs especially through nairobi and mombasa.
While most attempts to decrease the number of drugrelated offenses have often solely emphasized drug interdiction and incarceration, research has shown that. Behaviour disorders related to drug abuse among secondary. The impact of price control on reduced alcohol intake in kenya needs further research. Students are likely to initiate prescription drugs and inhalants at the age of years, says the national survey on alcohol and drug abuse among secondary school students in kenya. Commonly abused drugs and substances by kenyan youth include.
Method this study adopted a descriptive research design. Muratina is an alcoholic drink made from sugarcane and muratina fruit in kenya. This was with a view to developing specialized student assistance educational programs on drug and substance abuse in kenya. The effect of drug abuse on society was probably best summed up in the political declaration on global drug control adopted at the twentieth special session of the united nations general assembly on the world drug problem general. Substance abuse is when you take drugs that are not legal. Promising strategies to reduce substance abuse is an assessment of the most effective strategies used nationwide to reduce illicit drug and alcohol abuse and related crime. Substance drug abuse is increasing in kenya and especially among the youth. Drug abuse among the youth in kenya richard kipkemboi chesang abstract. Meanwhile, many of those fighting alcohol abuse in kenya point an accusing finger at the global alcohol industry which has a big foothold in kenya and has undermined proper implementation of the alcoholic drinks control act with aggressive advertising and promotion through musical and artsy events. Kenya, technical institutions, drug abuse, substance abuse, students, academic performance, academic participation.
Drug abuse among the youth in kenya semantic scholar. Who 2001, gave an estimated population of heroine users in nairobi as 10,000 with 50% those being injected drug users. Frequent abuse of alcohol and other drugs can lead to addiction, a disease that affects the brain and behavior. It is therefore evident that drugsubstance abuse among the youth must be fought in all ways so as to bring down drugsubstance related problems at all levels in the society.
Spouses of alcoholics are much more likely to abuse alcohol and other drugs. Economic estimates indicate consequences from drug abuse including alcohol, tobacco, prescription, and illicit drugs approach 20% of our federal. Drug abuse results in behavioral and biological health issues that affect individuals, families, and communities. Kenya struggles with rising alcoholism inter press service. What matters is how the substance affects the person using or abusing it. Incidents of drug and alcohol abuse and related antisocial behaviour have increased in recent years. Responding to these risks before they become problems can be difficult.
Injection drug use is increasingly contributing to the hiv epidemic across subsaharan africa, in part due to trafficking networks that are introducing drugs into new regions unodc, 2014, asher et al. The aim of the study was to explore the influence of social factors on adolescent drug abuse. According to a report released by the office for national statistics in the united. Agumba hnd h601156804 a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of master of science degree in hospitality management in the. A study of the causes and effects of drug and substance. Ocharo abstract the study is concerned with the investigation of factors that have led to alcohol abuse among the. Ndege, peter, national campaign against drug abuse authority, kenya background. A case of bamburi location article pdf available april 2012 with 33,241 reads how we measure reads. Drug abuse is defined as usage of drugs and substances in quantities and frequencies that interfere with a persons ability to make sound life decisions. The researchers interest in the study evolved from her involvement with adolescent drug. East africa is an important node in global drug trafficking routes moving heroin from asia to europe unodc, 20.
Its also when you use alcohol, prescription medicine, and other legal substances too much or in the wrong way. In march 2001, the national campaign against drug abuse nacada was established by legal notice no. Alcohol and drug abuse conducted by nacada in 2012 shows that. A case study of the nandi community of kenya student name.
This study was aimed at assessing selected social factors that are associated with alcohol use, abuse and alcoholism. Pdf factors contributing to drug abuse among the youth. Current statistics indicate that more than half of drug users are aged 1019 years. Alcohol and drug problem overview the abuse of alcohol and other drugsincluding prescription drugsis common and costly. Alcohol and other drug problems compound many of the complex issues the justice systems handle every day, including assault, vandalism, child abuse, and divorce. The truth is, it doesnt matter if a substance is legal or illegal. Trafficking of hard drugs into developing countries has not spared kenya the drug consumption and dependence. Alcohol and drug abuse by young people affect their ability and willingness to stay in school. In todays society more and more adolescents are experimenting with using drugs. This has become a matter of concern to the government, parents, teachers, nongovernmental organisations and all other relevant agencies. Drug abuse is recognised as one of the greatest social problems in south africa.
The report is intended to serve as a guide to communities by identifying the core elements of promising strategies and illustrating these strategies with examples. The fruit is added to a small amount of sugarcane juice and incubated in a warm place. In 2007, kenya government ratified the formation of national campaign against drug abuse authority nacadaa to replace nacada with a reinforced. According to mmaduakonam 1998, causal comparative is. Out of 6793 respondents who reported at least one drug user, 66. Drug and substance abuse is recognized globally as the greatest impediment to sanity of our social fabric, the greatest health risk and also it is touted to be one of the biggest derailments to our economic growth. This paper examines alcohol, substance and drug use among adolescents in the informal settlements of nairobi, kenya. Injecting drug use is increasing in kenya especially the large cities like nairobi. Statistics showing high rates of alcohol and drug abuse ada among the youth have forced the government to take drastic action on the peddlers. The abuse of alcohol and other drugs including prescription drugs is common and costly. Drugs and substances of abuse in kenya include licit and illicit drugs. Recent research in kenya indicated that 84% of youth aged 1624 years were involved in drug abuse nacada, 2014. Alcohol, substance and drug use among urban slum adolescents in nairobi, kenya article in cities 204.
Khat has overtaken cigarette smoking to be second most drug after alcohol among students in public school in nairobi provinces lifetime31. Alcohol and drug abuse is recognized as a global threat to security, socialeconomic and cultural welfare. The fruit is cut in half, sun dried and boiled in water. A nationally representative sample size of 3,016 households was derived from all eight provinces. This rapid assessment of drug and substance abuse sought to understand the nature, extent, and patterns of drug abuse in kenya and its subsequent effect on the individual, family, and community at large.