Probable causative factors of substance abuse among senior secondary school students

Background: Substance Abuse is a cane of warms in the modern world and it has sadly become very prevalent in India too. Drugs are substances that produce momentary feelings of elation when taken and ultimately lead to addiction. Deteriorating mental health and peer pressure lead vulnerable teenagers to indulge in substance abuse and become addicts. Drugs destroy lives, since substance addicts can see nothing beyond their need to take drugs. There is need to make adolescents aware about the causative factors and harmful effects of these substances to reduce the prevalence of substance abuse in country. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the probable causative factors of substance abuse among Senior Secondary School Students. Methods: Quantitative Descriptive (cross sectional) research design was used to assess the probable causative factors of substance abuse health problems among Senior Secondary School Students by using Self structured questionnaires tool. Result: As reported by study subjects, the most common available drug for substance abuse was Alcohol 83% (83). The most common causative factor of substance abuse was Poor Parenteral Monitoring 68% (68).The lack of self control also lead to substance abuse revealed by 73% (73) study subjects. Poor education attainment from schools also lead to Substance Abuse by 73% (73). Conclusion: It can be concluded from the above study that substance abuse is caused mainly by influence of friends and parental poor monitoring.