ATTITUDE OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS TOWARDS ALCOHOL AND DRUGS IN IMPHAL WEST DISTRICT, MANIPUR

The study aims to investigate higher secondary students’ attitude towards alcohol and drugs in Imphal West District, Manipur. It also aims to find out the differences in attitude towards alcohol and drugs between male and female students and type of family. For this study, Descriptive survey method was employed. Through the Random Sampling technique, 243 higher secondary students (124 males and 119 females) were selected from four higher secondary schools in Imphal West District, Manipur. A standardized scale, i.e., “Scale of Attitude towards Drug and Alcohol”, constructed by Dr Poorva Jain and Dr Amit Deolia (2016), was administered to the participants. Percentage, mean, standard deviation, and independent samples t-test were used for analysing the data. The higher secondary students’ attitude towards alcohol and drugs was found positive, and there exists no significant difference in attitude towards alcohol and drugs between male and female higher secondary students in Imphal West District, Manipur and their type of family. Timely interventions and interactions of students by professionals and experts can help in the early detection and prevention from indulging in unwanted social activities including substance abuse.