Effectiveness of Preventive Measures to Drug Abuse in Secondary Schools

This book blends theory and its application in its examination of the prevalence and increase in drug abuse in secondary schools in Kenya with specific focus on non urban schools and how school administrators have handled this problem and the successes or otherwise. Written in a simple language, it is a must read for school administrators, counsellors, adolescents, parents, teachers and law enforcers who have the interest of the youth at heart and are keen in eradicating the menace of drug abuse. From the position of educational psychology, the writers give an explanation of the workings of the mind of the youth who are involved in drug abuse and how the understanding of these factors can be employed to stem increasing cases of the vice. They use various theoretical perspectives to explore the options open to schools in the war on drug use which, as they have shown, is the biggest threat to academic performance as well as school discipline.