Alcohol Addiction Among Concepcion National High School Students: Basis for Development Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Some students of Concepcion National High School (CNHS) are engaged in alcohol addiction. They believe that alcohol will boost their confidence and some of them think that alcohol can help them to forget their problem. If these students are still engaging in alcohol addiction, they will not excel to their study. Students with alcohol use disorder present with inability to form interpersonal relationship, poor academic performance, missing classes, miss behavior, irritability, lack of sleep, and tardiness.

METHODS

This study utilized a researcher-made questionnaire. The questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part asked the personal profile of the respondents. The second part delved in drinking habit of the respondents. The researchers conducted a survey at Concepcion National High School on July 2018. The respondents are 50 alcohol addicts of Concepcion National High School who were purposively selected. The respondents were surveyed during their vacant period.

RESULTS

This study shows that 22 out of 50 respondents are residing in Barangay Concepcion, majority of the respondents are 17-18 years old, most of the respondents are grade 12 alcohol addict with 40%, generally 44 out of 50 respondents are male, and 43 out of 50 respondents are influenced by their friends, 52% of the respondents drink in their house or in the house of their friends.

DISCUSSIONS

The findings indicate that among the 50 respondents who randomly surveyed during the conduct of the study was studying in Concepcion National High School. It showed that majority of the respondents are 17-18 years old. The study showed that students are engaged in this kind of activity because of poor parental guidance. This study revealed that the students are influence by their friends and it is proven that male drinks more heavily than females because it is stated that 44 out of 50 respondents are male.