21601 Copyright@ Gunjan Manish | Biomed J Sci & Tech Res | BJSTR. MS.ID.004652. ISSN: 2574 -1241 Effect of the Drug Abuse on the Academic Performance of the Students/Adolescents DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2020.28.004652 Gunjan Manish 1 *, Tomar Deepali 2 and Singh Neetu 3 1 Institute of Pharmacy, Shri JJT University, Chudela, India 2 Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Lala Birkha Ram College Of Pharmacy, India 3 Institute of Zoology, Shri JJT University, Chudela, India *Corresponding author: Manish Gunjan, Institute of Pharmacy, Shri JJT University, Jhunjhunu, India Review Article ARTICLE INFO AbsTRACT Received: June 06, 2020 Published: June 23, 2020 Citation: Gunjan Manish, Tomar Deepali, Singh Neetu. Effect of the Drug Abuse on the Academic Performance of the Stu- dents/Adolescents. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 28(3)-2020. BJSTR. MS.ID.004652. Keywords: Drug; Drug abuse; Addiction; Cognitive impairment; Illicit Drugs There is no universal definition for ‘drug abuse’. Drug abuse is the deliberate use of chemical substances for reasons other than intended medical purposes and which results in physical, mental, emotional or social impairment of the user. Research has found that the problem arises from many aspects: such as mother- father relationships, the way parents raise their children, the financial situation of the family, and the community, such as illicit gathering places, wrong or bad values, and neglect. Another factor affecting drug abuse is the lack of knowledge of the drug’s effects. The illicit drugs are depressogens, the repeated use of which produces both the subjective feelings of depression and the neurovegetative signs such as sleep and appetite disturbance, cognitive impairment, and decreased energy characteristic of the depressed syndrome. The immediate effects have an initial stimulation which fades into relaxation accompanied by euphoria, increase ability to communicate, drowsiness, blood-shot eyes, occasional nausea and vomiting, clumsiness, decrease muscular co- ordination, dizziness etc. We went through questionnaire surveys which contain 60 questions distributed to 44 samples from Masterskill Global College, Ipoh, Malaysia as well as from outside adolescent from different colleges. After getting the answers of questionnaire, we did statistical analysis and found that the most obvious reasons includes for drug abuse are family problem, financial problem, community, lack of knowledge in drug’s effects and also found that these factors play a vital role on academic performance. We can conclude that if required action/education of the same would be taken/given on time the students may perform well academically without taking any drug. Introduction The history of the human race has also been the history of drug abuse. In itself, the use of drugs does not constitute an evil. Drugs, properly administered, have been a medical blessing. For example, herbs, roots, bark leaves and plants have been used to relieve pain and help control diseases. However, over the past few decades, the use of illegal drugs has spread at an unprecedented rate and has reached at every part of the world. Many researchers have sought the cause of drug abuse/addiction, so that effective treatments and preventive methods can be implemented. Research has found that the problem arises from many aspects: family sources, such as mother-father relationships, the way parents raise their children, the financial situation of the family, and the community, such as illicit gathering places, wrong or bad values, and neglect [1]. The people adolescents spend time with also affect his/her habits. Adolescents who have friends using drugs are more prone to become addicts themselves. Friends tend to introduce others to drug use [1]. Another factor affecting drug abuse is the lack of knowledge of the drug’s effects. Because of the complexity of the problem, collaboration between several groups must be implemented to increase adolescents’ understanding amphetamines and themselves, to enable them to develop self-worth and to prepare them to face drug