Demographic Characteristics as Predictors of Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders 

Authors:

Onyencho VC¹*, Pindar SK¹, Ibrahim AW¹, Umeh C², Mshelia AA³, Jidda MS¹, Musami UB¹, Wakil MA¹ and Mshelia IA³ 

Volume 1, Issue 1

Abstract

This study investigated the predictive role of demographic characteristics of psychoactive substance use disorders. This cross sectional survey study used accidental sampling techniques to recruit 153 psychoactive substance users across Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC) into the study, 123 (80.4%) were males, 30 (19.6%) were females and their mean (Χ) age was 28.6. Tramadol 86 (56.2%), cannabis 71 (46.3%), cigarette 58 (37.9%), respectively were ranked by participants as the most problematic psychoactive substance if cessation occurred, also demographic characteristics did not predict psychoactive substance use disorders; R =.145; F (3, 149) = 1.04; P > .005. This study revealed that tramadol, cannabis, and cigarette respectively were the most problematic substances for participants when cessations occur and demographic characteristics did not predict psychoactive substance use disorders. It therefore recommended that appropriate measure should be put in place by Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency and other agencies in the country to tract the network of the drug barons that aids the circulation of these drugs, also substance abuse rehabilitation programme should be subsidize for affordability

Keywords:

Demographic characteristic; Substance use disorders; Nigeria 

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