INFLUENCE OF INSECURITYAND NON-SCHOOLING ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN NORTH EAST OF NIGERIA: COUNSELLING IMPLICATIONS

The study examined the influence of insecurity and non-schooling on abuse of substance among adolescents in Nigeria North-East. The study espoused descriptive survey design, three research questions were responded and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The area of study was Yobe and Borno States. Three hundred adolescents were selected using purposive sampling technique; they are adolescents not in school from Yobe and Borno States. Data were collected with the research