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ONCAMPUS DRUG CONSUMPTION EXPLORING THE TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN METROPOLITAN CITIES OF PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-IV).12      10.31703/grr.2020(V-IV).12      Published : Dec 2020

On-Campus Drug Consumption: Exploring the Trends and Patterns in Metropolitan Cities of Pakistan

Abstract

    This study is aimed at inquiring trends and patterns of illicit drug consumption in educational institutions of metropolitan cities of Pakistan. The quantitative research design was employed, where data was collected from 4997 students (3940 boys and 1057 girls) of public and private schools, colleges and universities of Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar through self-administered questionnaires. The study sample was selected through multistage cluster sampling. The study found that overall (19.6%) students used any sort of drug at least once in lifetime whereas, (3.7%) were found to be daily consumers. Worrisomely, about half of the students (49.5%) had exposure to drugs in their teenage and further (7%) even under age 10. The ratio of female student's drug exposure prior to age 10 was more startling and twice higher than male. Strikingly (36%) students take drugs on campus. Findings suggest the need for taking measures to prevent the prevalence of drug use in educational institutions.

    Drug Abuse, Educational Institutions, Trends, Patterns, Teenage, Pakistan

    (1) Saba Aslam Khan
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Imran Sabir
    Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Rahat Shah
    PhD Scholar, Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Khan, Saba Aslam, Imran Sabir, and Rahat Shah. "On-Campus Drug Consumption: Exploring the Trends and Patterns in Metropolitan Cities of Pakistan." Global Regional Review V, no. IV (2020): 118-127. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-IV).12