Adolescent Students And Drug Use Within The School Environment: Causes And Motivations An Exploratory Field Study On A Sample Of Students From Khaldi Tahar And Bilal Ak Amellal Secondary Schools In The Municipality Of Tamenghest

Abstract

This research paper aims to identify the various reasons and motivations related to drug use among students in the school environment, focusing on personal, family and school-related factors. The study was conducted at the secondary level in Khaldi Tahar Secondary School and Bilal A. Amellal School in the municipality of Tamenghest, involving a sample of 51 individuals. A descriptive methodology was used, using questionnaires and simple observation. Following the field study, the results indicated that the prevalence of drug use in schools is associated with several personal factors related to the personality of the students, in addition to family factors that they experience and a school environment that contributes to and facilitates the recurrence of drug use within their educational institutions. Finally, some solutions were proposed to help mitigate the recurrence of drug use behaviors in the school setting.