Effects of drug and substance abuse on academic performance of students at Bondo Teachers Training College in Bondo District, Nyanza Province Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of drug and substance abuse on academic performance of students in Bondo Teachers Training College, Bondo District - Kenya. Most of schools in this Region have being experiencing challenges in trying to fight this menace of drug and substance abuse among the primary pupils. The eight (8) schools that participated in the study were selected random sampling technique. Both random and purposive sampling techniques were used in selecting the 80 respondents Data collected was analyzed using both descriptive and statistical techniques. The major findings were drug and substance abuse affect the academic performance of pupils negatively. The students who are in drug and substance abuse their class performance is normally poor. Based on these findings, it is recommended that the government, schools and the community have to join hands and embrace new techniques of drug prevention. The teachers, students and parent need to be equipped with skills of drug prevention and resistance skills through workshops, seminar and even life skill Education in school curriculum.