Psychological, social, and cultural meaning of substance abuse among adolescents in Lagos state, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Obasogie, Tobiloba Priscilla, Mohd Nazori, Mohd Nazir, Saad, Nurulwahida, Ridzwan, Hijaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2024
• Subjects: RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/114310/1/114310_Psychological%2C%20social%2C%20and%20cultural%20meaning.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/114310/; https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/article/view/928

PURPOSE: The aims of this study is to list the common substances that adolescents abuse and to discover the motives behind the abuse of substances among adolescents. METHODS: This qualitative study employed a purposive sampling method using the snowball technique. Data was collected using semi st...