Issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia
The drug addiction problem is a global problem faced by all nations, and Malaysia was not exempted from this phenomenon. According to the United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP), Malaysia, among Southeast Asian nations, ranks fifth in the number of drug addicts. Almost 1.2 million Malaysians a...
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| description | The drug addiction problem is a global problem faced by all nations, and Malaysia was not exempted from this phenomenon. According to the United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP), Malaysia, among Southeast Asian nations, ranks fifth in the number of drug addicts. Almost 1.2 million Malaysians are drug addicts, a considerable number considering Malaysia’s population of 28.3 million. This paper discusses issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia. In this context, there are many factors contributing to drug abuse among students, such as individual inclination to partake in drugs, family situation and their surroundings. The role of parents, teachers, schools, and law enforcement authorities in ensuring the reduction of drug addiction is important, as drug addicts needed support from their surroundings. In fact, the success or failure of a student to quit drug use is dependent on the strong support of his environment. Previous studies and theories discusses in this paper shows that all parties play an important role in resolving this problem. |
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| spelling | upm-546442018-04-17T07:54:01Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54644/ Issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia Razali, Asbah Madon, Zainal The drug addiction problem is a global problem faced by all nations, and Malaysia was not exempted from this phenomenon. According to the United Nations Drug Control Programme (UNDCP), Malaysia, among Southeast Asian nations, ranks fifth in the number of drug addicts. Almost 1.2 million Malaysians are drug addicts, a considerable number considering Malaysia’s population of 28.3 million. This paper discusses issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia. In this context, there are many factors contributing to drug abuse among students, such as individual inclination to partake in drugs, family situation and their surroundings. The role of parents, teachers, schools, and law enforcement authorities in ensuring the reduction of drug addiction is important, as drug addicts needed support from their surroundings. In fact, the success or failure of a student to quit drug use is dependent on the strong support of his environment. Previous studies and theories discusses in this paper shows that all parties play an important role in resolving this problem. Society for Science and Education United Kingdom 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54644/1/Issues%20and%20challenges%20of%20drug%20addiction%20among%20students%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Razali, Asbah and Madon, Zainal (2016) Issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 3 (8). pp. 77-89. ISSN 2055-0286 http://scholarpublishing.org/index.php/ASSRJ/article/view/2126 10.14738/assrj.38.2126 |
| spellingShingle | Razali, Asbah Madon, Zainal Issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia |
| title | Issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia |
| title_full | Issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia |
| title_short | Issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in Malaysia |
| title_sort | issues and challenges of drug addiction among students in malaysia |
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