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Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing

Volume 10, Issue 2, 2023
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Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing
Issn
XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 – 0683 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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editorapjn@mcmed.us
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Abstract
Title
A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG YOUNG ADULTS STUDYING IN A SELECTED ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE AT ERODE DISTRICT.
Author
Kavitha S.D.* and S.Malathi
Email
devarajkavitha10@gmail.com
keyword
Young adult, Knowledge, Substance abuse, Alcoholism, Smoking, Use of illicit drugs.
Abstract
Young adults are considered to be those people fall into the age group of 18-25 years. During this age group many alterations like physical, emotional, education, social, psychological and economical changes takes place. Substance abuse is described as a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress. Substances of abuse May be any chemical substance prepared for therapeutically or recreational use commonly used abused substances are alcohol, hallucinogens, inhalants, nicotine, sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics, and opioids. The hypothesis tested at 0.05 level of significance. There will be significant association between levels of knowledge with selected demographic variables. The conceptual framework used in this study was based on Pender's Health Promotion model to identify young adult's cognitive perception regarding substance abuse, alcoholism, smoking and drug abuse and to protect the young adult by taking adequate measures to maintain positive health. This is non experimental study conducted for 100 young adults studying in Nandha Arts and Science college, Koorapalayam, Erode District, Tamil nadu, India. Simple random sampling method was used. The tool used for data collection was semi structured questionnaire which consists of questions regarding assessing the knowledge of substance abuse. The study reveals that young adults were having inadequate knowledge (43%), regarding substance abuse, inadequate knowledge (38%) regarding alcoholism and moderate knowledge (64%)in smoking and inadequate knowledge(41%) regarding use of illicit drugs.
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