TY - JOUR AU - Bencio Caday, Dr. Freddie PY - 2017/04/10 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Causes of Drug Abuse among College Students: The Philippine Experience JF - International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention JA - Int. j. soc. sci. humanit. invent. VL - 4 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.18535/ijsshi/v4i4.05 UR - https://valleyinternational.net/index.php/theijsshi/article/view/789 SP - 3430-3434 AB - <p>Drug abuse among the youth is a widespread problem in many countries including the Philippines. Thus, this<br>study was conducted to determine the root causes of drug abuse among students in colleges as an avenue in looking for possible<br>solutions. Mere law enforcement activities will be ineffective in curbing the prevalent drug abuse if its root causes will not be<br>properly addressed. With this, there is a need to know the causes of drug abuse as a framework in re-aligning the prevention and<br>rehabilitation programs to ensure its effectiveness. Survey instruments and interview were employed as techniques in gathering<br>data. The respondents includes the law enforcement agencies handling drug related cases such as the police and drug enforcers.<br>College faculty and staff whose function is related in handling cases of students were also included. The result of this study<br>revealed that the top ten causes of drug abuse among students in colleges are peer influence, lack of attention from parents, serious<br>problems in the family, lack of guidance from parents, weak foundation on moral values, suffering frustrations, absence of school<br>anti-drug abuse council, lack of drug abuse prevention activities, means to temporarily forget problems, and lack of concern from<br>faculty and staff.</p> ER -