Knowledge on Substance Abuse among Adolescents at Selected Hospital in Lucknow

Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development with substantial risk for initiating substance use. The current study is carried out to assess the knowledge regarding substance abuse among adolescents and to find out the Association between knowledge regarding substance abuse with selected demographic variables of adolescents. Method: A non-experimental design was used in this study. Samples 100 adolescents students selected Career Colleges in Lucknow. A self administered questionnaire was used for data collection was developed by the investigator which comprised of two parts. Part -I questionnaire on demographic data, Part -II self-reporting knowledge questionnaire on substance abuse among adolescents Result: The findings revealed that majority (50%) of adolescents had moderate level of knowledge on substance abuse and 30% have inadequate level of knowledge and 20% had adequate level of knowledge on substance abuse. The mean score was 10.88. There was significant association between the level of knowledge and gender (sex) on substance (drug) among the adolescents in the selected College. Conclusion: On the basis of the findings, the investigator concluded that there is in need for the awareness about substance abuse and it’s risk factors among adolescents.