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Assessment of Mass Media’s Role in the Campaign Against Drug Abuse in Nigeria

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ABSTRACT

This work was done to final  out the assessment of the mass media’s role in the campaign against  drug abuse, because drug abuse has become a serious problem  we are facing  both in Nigeria and in other parts of  the world.

The objectives of this research  is to find out if drug abuse has increased crime rate in Nigeria, to find out if the mass media is performing  their functions effectively, its assessment in the campaign  against drug abuse in Nigeria and what impression people have about drug abuse in Nigeria.

A critical  review of related  literature  was made. The  methodology used, the research  design, sample, the method of data collection and analysis  is found  in chapter three.

Chapter four is devoted to the analysis of  data collected  and results of the research. Tables were used in the results.

Chapter five contains the summary of the study and the recommendations for further study.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of Content

CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study 1

Statement of the Research   problem

Objective of the Study 6

Significance of the Study

Research Questions

Research Hypothesis 8

Conceptual and Operational definition

Assumptions 10

Limitation of the Study 11

CHAPTER  TWO :

REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Sources of Literature 12

The Review 12

Summary of Literature  review

CHAPTER THREE: 

MYTHOLOGY

Research method

Research design 23

Research Sample

Measuring Instrument 24

Data collection 26

Data Analysis

Expected Results 27

CHAPTER  FOUR :

DATA  ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

Data Analysis

Results 39

Discussion 39

CHAPTER  FIVE:

SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY

Summary

Recommendations for further Study

Bibliography 

CHAPTER  ONE

 INTRODUCTION

 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

 There  is no limit to the study of media and society. Media and society as  a  subject covers a wide  range  of issues. Communication has  a lot to do with the  individual.  It effects and defects are so notable that they  cannot be swept  under the carpet. Media  and  society are interwoven and nether  of them can  exist without the other. But first of all, what  is communication?

Fiske (1990) defines communication as “social  interaction through message” Jaya- weera (1991) sees it as an interaction process through which persons or groups relate  to  each  other and share information, experience  and culture.  Looking at the above  definitions communication can be said to be the transferring  or transmitting of ideas, attitudes  and information from one person  to anther. Okunna (1999) throws  more light on the above  assertion  when she says “to communicate basically means  to share ideas  information, opinions , feelings or experiences  between people?

According  to Okunna (1999) the mass media perform a number of functions, which benefit the individual  as a member  of a society. She   goes  on to say that these  functions  range from serious informational and educational functions   to lighter functions like entertainment.

The  functions of the  mass media in the  society includes  .

  1. Information:-This is the constant stream of  information about event in the society. Among the  positive consequence of this  function is the guidance it gives to the individuals in his or her daily life.
  2. Interpretation :-This is the function of appropriately interpreting news  and information in such as way as to avoid over sensitization and induce appropriate or necessary action. It includes prescribing  what  to do, how to do it and why it is necessary.
  3. Education:- The mass media help unify  society and increases  social cohesion by upholding  teaching a broad base of  common  social norms  values  and collective experiences. The mass media  do this transmission mainly through  informal education (unconscious learning) and non- formal education (conscious attempt to impart knowledge outside  the formal  school system).
  4. Entertainment:-This is the mass media function that  is geared towards  providing  some diversion and  amusement, relaxation and respite.

The mass media is known as the watch dog of the society and with the information and education function, it  will be known if the  mass media  has played roles in the campaign against   drug abuse  in Nigeria.

This is because like the dry  rot that  eats away  the wooden beams of  a  house, drugs can corrode  the whole  structure  of society. For human society to function properly, it must  have stable families, healthy  workers, trustworthy governments, honest polices and law abiding  citizens . Drugs  corrupt every one of these fundamental elements.

The home however  is probably where drugs  do the  most damage. Parents who  are distracted  by their craving for drugs rarely provide their  children with a  stable home life. Many children who grow up in this environment  take to the  streets or even get involved in  drugs themselves.

1.2   STATEMENT  OF THE RESEARCH PROBLEM

Drug abuse has become rampant in our  society and this has  posed a problem because a society filled  with   filled with drug  addicts and drug dependents cannot move forward. A nation filled with people who misuse, abuse or are addicted to drugs will have  a high rate of increase in crime, prostitution etc. it also  makes way for  drug traffic kicking in the society.

It constitutes  a major public health hazard and is a part of general  and  social disorganization we see around us that is, breeds comatose  patients, and various melody cases  that constitute  the urban  eyeore that dent the image of a nation. It contributes significantly to breakdown of law and  order and  establishment of various circles of abuses, deficiency, criminality and further abuse.

Drug abuse  has also  led to the diversion of scarce resources to cure addicts, and to rehabilitate them, building  of psychiatric  hospitals, breakdown  of societal norms and values, leading to up heavily, anarchy and other  vices in the society, posing  more problem than to be solved.

Such problems call for in-depth  research to help  salvage the situation   to avoid  the set back it created for our society and this has to be done with the help of the mass media in order to inform and educate  the people on what that  effects of drug  abuse can cause to the society, and to the people  involved .

1.3  OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

In the research statement, I  highlighted  some of the  problems which called for the research. The objectives of this study thus includes:

  1. To find out if drug abuse has increased crime rate in Nigeria.
  2. To investigate how far the mass media has gone in informing and educating  the society about serious issues in Nigeria.
  3. To evaluate its assessment in the role it has played in the campaign  against drug abuse in Nigeria.
  4. To find out the impressions people have about drug  abuse in Nigeria.

1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The significance of this study cannot be over-emphasized. Drug  abuse has been in the media   for a very long time and much has been written and government is worried  about it. Large amount of money are expended  to rehabilitate victims of  drug abuse.

This research  is done in order to alert the society about drug abuse and the impact  it has to the society. And also to engage  the media  to be faithful allies to reap  the society off this problem. This is because a country with healthy  citizens will have  a good work force which in turn boosts  the economy of that country. This study will also show the people the work and part the mass media is playing to combat this problem.

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