Abstract
Objective of this research was to describe the causes behind
drug abuse among students of universities. Qualitative
approach was adopted to conduct this study. Semi-structured
interviews of eight university students were conducted by
using purposive snow ball sampling technique. The collected
data was analyzed by using thematic analysis. The findings
revealed that there are different causes due to which university
students started abusing drugs: individual, interpersonal and
institutional. The hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine are
used in a very small ratio at the universities, whereas sedatives,
ecstasy pills, shisha, cannabis (Charas), injected drugs and
alcohol (Murree Brewery, whisky, vodka) are commonly used
drugs by university students. The findings of this research
show that men and hostelized students are more frequent drug
users as compared to girls and non-hostellers. It is suggested
that government and administration of universities need to
cater to the needs of the students with diverse cultural
backgrounds of the students and likewise curriculum should be
designed to apprise students of the consequences & risks of
drug abuse
Muhammad Ashraf Sajid , Dr. Ijaz Ahmad Tatlah, Dr. Intzar Hussain Butt. (2020) Causes of Drug Abuse Among University Students in Pakistan: Variation by Gender And Drug Type, Pakistan Social Sciences Review, Volume 4, Issue 1.
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