MODIFICATION OF ATTITUDE OF YOUTHS INVOLVED IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A TOOL FOR MINIMIZING INSURGENCY IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract: This study, ‘Modification of Attitude of Youth Involved in Substance Abuse: A Tool for Minimizing Insurgency in Borno State.’ was conducted using quasi experimental pre-test post-test group design. The broad objective of the study is to find out if modifying the attitude of youths towards substance abuse will minimize insurgency. One specific objective is to determine the efficacy of modification of attitude technique on subjects in experimental groups before and after treatment. One research question is: what is the efficacy of modification of attitude technique on subjects in experimental groups before and after treatment. The populations of the study were youths between ages 18-24 years who were involved in substance abuse in Borno state. The sample subjects were purposively selected; thus 12 youths from each of the three locations under study were drawn by the use of substance abuse checklist (SAC). The locations were purposively selected and assigned to experimental groups. A ten-item questionnaire, that is, substance abuse questionnaire (SAQ) adopted from a guideline provided by the Centre for Substance Abuse Treatment on a two-point Likert scale was used for both pre- test and posttest exercises. The research questions were tested with appropriate inferential statistics. The result revealed that pre-test scores of subjects in experimental group one exposed to treatment by Modification of Attitude Technique is 78.8456 and the post test score is 54.7083, the mean difference between the pre-test and post test scores of subjects in experimental group one is 24.1373. A reduction in mean score implies that there is improvement in the behavior; attitudes toward substance use changed from positive to negative. This shows that Modification of Attitude technique was effective in managing substance abuse among youths in Borno state. The findings revealed that Modification of Attitude technique was effective in managing substance abuse thereby minimizing the desire to be involved in insurgency. It was recommended that the use of Modification of Attitude should be taught to school managers, counselors and social workers among others and be encouraged in managing substance abuse among youths in Borno state. Keywords: Minimizing Insurgency, attitude technique, social workers. Title: MODIFICATION OF ATTITUDE OF YOUTHS INVOLVED IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE: A TOOL FOR MINIMIZING INSURGENCY IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA Author: DR MERCY BATHLI WAKAWA International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online) Vol. 13, Issue 1, January 2025 - March 2025 Page No: 66-73 Research Publish Journals Website: www.researchpublish.com Published Date: 15-January-2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14649980 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/modification-of-attitude-of-youths-involved-in-substance-abuse-a-tool-for-minimizing-insurgency-in-borno-state-nigeria