THE IMPACT OF DRUG ABUSE IN NIGERIA TERTIARY INSTITUTION (A CASE STUDY OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE, OWERRI)

CHAPTER ONE

1.0  INTRODUCTION

• BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

All dangerous drugs like opium, heroin, India-hemp, Cosaine etc. when not used under controlled conditions can lead to addition or sometimes to death. Grank N and Khan I. (1987) pointed out that nobody who reads their magazines will be surprised to learn that there is growing concern about the abuse of narcotic drug psychotropic substances. In march, 1987, the world health organization (WHO) collaborated with the government of the United Kingdome in a special conference on drug abuse which brought together ministers of health or serious officials from more than thirty countries. Nwegbu (1977) puts its clarity that “A drug may be said to be used when one or more of the following are met.

1. The drug illegally on a legally obtained drug is misused.
2. The drug self-administered rather than being administered under medical supervision.

Drug abuse is the taking of a drug without medical or professional advice and direction” most often drug is obtained illegally and used in such large quantity as to produces certain dangers to drug dependence. Drug habituation occurs as a result of drug abuse when a person has taken a drug regularly because of its pleasing effect and has become so used to it that he does not feel comfortable or happy without it. Nwanne B. (1988) in quality of Nigerian weekly magazine, in arts column, raised alarm at the increasing rate of drug used and guided by a desire to ameliorate the situation. Funcho Alabi held a two-day youth rally against drugs at the nation atre, using dramatic monologue.

Alibi demonstrated the evils of drugs urging the largely adolescent audience to say no to drugs and yes to life, Alabi apply captured the mood of and life styles of a drug user by dramatizing certain stupid actions that are drug induced after the usual “FAISE BLODNESS” it confers on an addict. United Nationas Educational Scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO) pointed out over the past years addiction to both legal and illegal drugs spread enormously and now presents a serious public health problem.

Many theories have been forward to explain this phenomenon in the society. On such explanation lays emphasis on the social crises factors and the extent of socio-economic inequality. Violent up heaves have shaken most countries over the past years and in effect seen to have damage the control mechanism that all societies posses to regulate their members behaviour.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE, OWERRI

The  federal polytechnic Nekede Owerri, started in 1978 as the college of technology Owerri, it was established by the Imo state government through Edict no 16 of April, 1978. It took off at its temporary site at the premises of government technical college (GTC), Owerri along Egbu road in the same year with an initial modest intake of 250 students. In 1981, the institution moved it present and permanent sire located in Nekede about five kilomemeters from the metropolitan capital of Imo state, Owerri, the campus comprises about 138 hectares of land.

By the Imo state government Edict 0.61987, the name of the institution was changed to the polytechnic  Nekede Owerri”. Six years after and precisely on 7h April 1993, the federal government took over the institution consequently. It was again renamed “ the federal polytechnic Nekede Owerri”

The federal polytechnic Nekede Owerri is regulated the federal polytechnic Act (AP 139 of 1979). The functions of the polytechnic as provided for the section (1) of the Act are as follows:

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