Volume: 19 Issue-01 (January-June) 2024

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THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION: PANACEA TO SUBSTANCE ADDICTION AMONG STUDENTS OF PRINCE ABUBAKAR AUDU UNIVERSITY, ANYIGBA, KOGI STATE

ABSTRACT

The study assessed therapeutic intervention as a Panacea to substance addiction among students of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State. Descriptive research design was employed, Stratified Sampling Technique was used to sample fifty (50) respondents from each of eight existing faculties making a total of 360 sample size. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample thirty (30) professional counsellors. Two sets of self-developed instruments were used to collect date from the respondents. Instrument one contained two sections of A and B. Section A of the instrument was structured on ten items titled “Types of Substances Students are Addicted to (TSSA)”. Section B titles “Impact of Substance Addiction on Students” (ISAS) and “Therapeutic Interventions on Substance Addiction (TISA)” The study revealed regular intake of non- prescribed drugs, alcohol, gambling, tramadol, cough syrups are commonly substance addiction among the students, and social disorderliness, less time spent on studying, hangover/ illness, mental health are among the effects on students, while, Motivation Interview Therapy, Contingency Management Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and others could be used to intervene substance addiction. The study recommends among others that, the students need to be guided by their parents, the school authorities to intervene and act promptly whenever there is any trace of substance use, and the Universities counsellors should play professional roles in substance addiction.

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