East africa is an important node in global drug trafficking routes moving heroin from asia to europe unodc, 20. Nacada releases worrying statistics on drug abuse in. Drug abuse amongst the youth in kenya has become a serious problem affecting all the people of the country. The report is intended to serve as a guide to communities by identifying the core elements of promising strategies and illustrating these strategies with examples. Impact of drug abuse on health and society drug abuse is illegal and can cause severe physical and mental health problems this is the broad definition of drug abuse as accepted by. Factors contributing to the onset and continuation of drug. Ndege, peter, national campaign against drug abuse authority, kenya background. This network would, among other things, carry out a systematic collection of data to be used in assessing drug abuse trends in the country. Inra is primarily focussed on assessment of existing information and sources on drug abuse and the identification of key needs. Incidents of drug and alcohol abuse and related antisocial behaviour have increased in recent years. Stratified sampling was used to pick 120 students from secondary schools. Injection drug use is increasingly contributing to the hiv epidemic across subsaharan africa.
Drug and substance abuse is recognized globally as the greatest impediment to sanity of our social fabric, the greatest health risk and also it is touted to be one of the biggest derailments to our economic growth. Nairobi, mar 27 2015 ips despite legislative attempts to curb drinking, kenya is still facing its greatest threat from alcohol abuse. Promising strategies to reduce substance abuse is an assessment of the most effective strategies used nationwide to reduce illicit drug and alcohol abuse and related crime. Drug abuse results in behavioral and biological health issues that affect individuals, families, and communities. In a report released wednesday, nacada painted a worrying picture noting that at least 17% of.
Drug abuse may therefore be a satisfying form of recreation and it is difficult for the community to substitute an equally thrilling but more convectional form of diversion. Drug and substance abuse among the youth in and out of. It was concluded that drug abuse can be eradicat collaboration between families, community, government and hospitals. Strategies for prevention and intervention of drug abuse. Drug abuse includes the use of illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and other street drugs. Hence, drug abuse is reported to be rampant in mbajumwali, a small village on pate island within lamu district on the north kenya coast. According to a report released by the office for national statistics in the united. Home nacada national authority for the campaign against. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Abstract drug and substance abuse in the world in this 21st century is a worse disaster than hivaids, cancer and famine combined kaguthi, 2004 cited by murimi, 2012. Alcohol, substance and drug use among urban slum adolescents in nairobi, kenya. It also investigated the intervention strategies used to control drug abuse among secondary school students. Kenyas capacity for collecting information on drug abuse.
Method this study adopted a descriptive research design. Drug abuse is responsible for lost wages, destruction of property in schools, soaring health care costs and broken families. Injecting drug use is increasing in kenya especially the large cities like nairobi. Hiv among drug users in kenya kenya has one of the highest prevalence rates of hiv in the general population 5.
Myths and misconceptions related to substancedrug abuse will also be discussed in this module. It is therefore evident that drugsubstance abuse among the youth must be fought in all ways so as to bring down drugsubstance related problems at all levels in the society. The purpose of this study was to establish the factors influencing youth to drug abuse in kenya focusing on vihiga sub county. Students are likely to initiate prescription drugs and inhalants at the age of years, says the national survey on alcohol and drug abuse among secondary school students in kenya. Study report drug laws and human rights in kenya def. Introduction kenyan authorities and social non governmental organizations have expressed concern over the rising cases of alcohol abuse.
Drugs, crime and the law in kenya, there are children who consume and traffic drugs, are victims of drugabusing families and live in druginfested communities. Kenya is a country that is known for the significant lack of food. This paper provides the first descriptive analysis of injection drug use in western kenya, where hiv prevalence is already highest in the nation at 15. Factors influencing drug abuse among the youths vihiga sub. This was with a view to developing specialized student assistance educational programs on drug and substance abuse in kenya. Drug abuse is one of the top problems confronting the nation today especially among the youth. Children as young as four years old are abusing drugs, the national authority for the campaign against alcohol and drug abuse nacada has indicated. In todays society more and more adolescents are experimenting with using drugs. Preventing drug use among children and adolescents. It is therefore evident that drugsubstance abuse among the youth must be fought in all ways so as to bring down drugsubstance related problems at. In this view drug abuses affect almost everybody in the society but the most vulnerable group is the.
In a report released wednesday, nacada painted a worrying picture noting that at least 17% of pupils in primary schools are abusing drugs. The painful reality about drug abuse in kenyan universities hashtag reporters th apr 2017 10. The kenya national association of probation officers knapo reports that children start using drugs due to peer pressure and curiosity. The purpose of this study was to establish the factors. The survey is the most up to date national assessment of householdscovering 1,306 females and 1,622 males aged between to 24 years. Behaviour disorders related to drug abuse among secondary.
Jun 20, 2019 children as young as four years old are abusing drugs, the national authority for the campaign against alcohol and drug abuse nacada has indicated. The study employed survey research design and was conducted in secondary schools in dagoretti division, nairobi. Responding to these risks before they become problems can be difficult. The study showed that drugsubstance abuse is a threat to the general public as well as to the youth still in school and those specifically out of school. Identify the causes and consequences of substancedrug abuse.
It is also expected to propose a development strategy for establishing an integrated drug information system for monitoring drug abuse trends and associated. This rapid assessment of drug and substance abuse sought to understand the nature, extent, and patterns of drug abuse in kenya and its subsequent effect on the individual, family, and community at large. The majority of the respondents declared that they consumed drugs and alcohol to forget their problems. According to mmaduakonam 1998, causal comparative is. Nacada releases worrying statistics on drug abuse in primary. Substance abuse in outpatients attending rural and urban health centres in kenya. Preventing drug use among children and adolescents redbook. Drug and substance abuse has continued to ruin our youth and subsequently education despite various measures taken to stop it.
The 2010 kenya violence against children study vacs is the first national survey of violence against both female and male children in kenya. This study aimed at finding out what makes students abuse drugs and the effects that arise out of this practice. Box 16546 00100 nairobi, kenya angachi milka obwenyi, department of clinical medicine and optometry, school of science and technology. Pdf factors contributing to drug abuse among the youth. Injection drug use is increasingly contributing to the hiv epidemic across subsaharan africa, in part due to trafficking networks that are introducing drugs into new regions unodc, 2014, asher et al. Peer relations provide a context in which alcohol and other drug use is either supported or discouraged. Drug abuse among students in public secondary schools in. Kenya, technical institutions, drug abuse, substance abuse, students, academic performance, academic participation. Kenya s capacity for collecting information on drug abuse. According to siringi and waihenya 2003 more than 22% of primary school children in kenya take alcoholic products, by the time they are in secondary school the figures increase to 57% and. Preventing drug use among children and adolescents national institute on drug abuse karen l.
At the end of this session, learners will be able to. Drug and substance abuse among the youth in and out of school. Kenya struggles with rising alcoholism inter press service. Factors contributing to drug abuse among the youth in kenya. The kenya vacs was designed to yield lifetime and current. A nationally representative sample size of 3,016 households was derived from all eight provinces. A study of the causes and effects of drug and substance.
Causes of drug abuse among youths in kenya a year ago 6389 views by albert simiyu drug and substance abuse in kenya is a menace that continues to wreak havoc and elicit concern from parents, authorities and nongovernmental bodies. The drug menace at the kenyan coast drug abuse is one of the biggest problems confronting kenya, especially among the youth. Knbs is charged with the responsibility of managing a substantial number of human resource. Against drug abuse 2012 identified alcohol, tobacco and bhang use among the major challenges of substance abuse facing students in kenya. Calamities associated with excessive intoxication dementia, seizures, liver disease and early death have done little to deter users. The painful reality about drug abuse in kenyan universities. In kenya, key populations men who have sex with men, men in prisons, sex workers, and injecting drug users were largely neglected, until the 2009 modes. This survey is a followup to the rapid situation assessment carried out in the year 2007. Strategies for prevention and intervention of drug abuse among students in secondary schools in kenya.
Abstract drug abuse is one of the major challenges facing the world today. In kenya, heroin use is spreading to smaller towns and even remote villages. The alcohol abuse apparently increases the risks of hiv infection, as 80% of the respondents reported that they had no consensual and unprotected sexual activity. Economic estimates indicate consequences from drug abuse including alcohol, tobacco, prescription, and illicit drugs approach 20% of our federal. Despite nacada and other groups interventions, abuse is on the increase. Who 2001, gave an estimated population of heroine users in nairobi as 10,000 with 50% those being injected drug users. Meanwhile, many of those fighting alcohol abuse in kenya point an accusing finger at the global alcohol industry which has a big foothold in kenya and has undermined proper implementation of the alcoholic drinks control act with aggressive advertising. This has resultantly become a matter of concern to the.
In kenya, the prevalence of opium use among the age group between 15 and 64 is 0. Abandonment and homelessness is another reason for drug abuse among the youth in kenya. A case of bamburi location article pdf available april 2012 with 33,241 reads how we measure reads. Most of the alcoholics have peers who use of abuse alcohol, whereby sanctioning its use. Aug 25, 2005 in kenya, heroin use is spreading to smaller towns and even remote villages. Nairobi, kenya drug abuse and drug dependence treatment situation according to unodc data for the year 2009. This newspaper report confirms that heroin is easily available in mbajumwali and the nearby bigger village of kizingtini. Drug abuse among the youth in kenya richard kipkemboi chesang abstract. Developing a program for prevention and intervention, authorredempta maithya, year2012. Kenyans cannot afford to ignore or be quiet about it and least of all the kenya national bureau of statistics whose employees are not spared. Pdf factors contributing to drug abuse among the youth in. Drug abuse among students in public secondary schools in kenya, the case of vihiga county by chebukaka, r. The aim of the survey was to determine the current trends in alcohol and drug abuse to inform evidencebased interventions. Department of psychology, guidance and educational foundations egerton university, p.