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PEER PRESSURE, MEDIA AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AS PREDICTORS TO DRUG ABUSE AMONG FEMALE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN DELTA STATE, NIGERIA

This study investigated peer pressure, media and environmental factor as predictors to drug abuse among female undergraduate students in Delta State, Nigeria.The study was guided by three null hypotheses.Correlation research design was adopted for the study.The population comprised of 5540 undergraduate students in Delta State.Multistage sampling method was used to select 420 female undergraduate students.Four research instruments used for this study were entitled Peer Pressure Questionnaire (PPQ), Media Influence Scale (MIS).Environmental Factor Scale (EFS) and Drug Abuse Inventory (DAI).The …