THE ROLE OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING SERVICES TOWARDS THE ERADICATION OF DRUG ABUSE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MAIDUGURI METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA.

ABSTRACT The role of Guiding and counselling services towards the eradication of drug abuse among secondary school students in Maiduguri Metropolis Council, Borno State. To achieve the purpose of this research, (4) objectives and 4 research questions were rise for the study. Literature was reviewed basic on the sub-heading: - concept of drug abuse, Campaign rally and Eradicating of Drug Abuse, Use of Flayers and Eradicating Abuse, Use of billboard and Eradicating of Drug Abuse. To achieve this purpose, Expost-Facto research design was used for the study. A proportionate sampling, procedures was used to select the Secondary School. The secondary school selected were, Government College Maiduguri, Government Day Secondary School Maiduguri, Government Day Secondary Bulabulin, Shehu Garbai Government Day Secondary School Mafoni. The population used for this study consisted of male and female secondary school students in Maiduguri Borno State. The questionnaire which was employed as instrument used to gather information for the study contained five sections. The violated questionnaire was then administered to a total of 150 secondary school students selected randomly from the secondary schools were used for the study. It is pertinent to note that students and government needs to be alert on the need for making concerted efforts in strengthening the role of guidance and counseling service towards eradication of drug abuse among secondary school students in Maiduguri Metropolitan, Borno State. Create awareness on the consequences of drug abuse among secondary school students through the use of the research variables listed in this research.