Effectiveness of Organized Teaching Program on awareness regarding substance abuse among students

Abstract

Background: Substance use among college students is associated with numerous negative outcomes including lower academic performance, a higher probability of un-employment after graduation, and increased risk of committing and experiencing sexual assault6.Worldwide, more than a quarter of all people aged 15-19 years are current drinkers, amounting to 155 million adolescents aged 15-19 years was 13.6% in 2016, with males most at risk. Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of organized teaching programme on awareness regarding substance abuse among students in selected colleges. Methodology: A pre-experimental study was conducted among adolescents in selected colleges, Kochi. Sixty samples were selected by convenient sampling technique. Tools were prepared to collect sociodemographic proforma and a semi-structured questionnaire was prepared to evaluate the awareness on substance abuse. Result: the study revealed that out of 60 samples 36 respondents (60%) have average awareness score, 3 (5%) gained good awareness score and 21(35%) had poor awareness score. The sociodemographic variables such as age and gender were significantly influencing the awareness regarding substance abuse and the organized teaching program is found to be effective in creating awareness among students. Conclusion: Majority of the participants were not aware about substance abuse and organized teaching program helps to create awareness among the participants