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• TITLE: Socio-Environmental Predictors of Substance Abuse among Out-of-School Adolescents

  AUTHORS: Timileyin M. Fashola, Taiye E. Adebisi, Lydia Ibrahim, Oluwunmi A. Obisesan

  KEYWORDS: Substance Abuse, Adolescents, Peer Pressure, Parent, Proximity to Drug

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Access Library Journal, Vol.12 No.6, June 13, 2025

  ABSTRACT: This study investigated the socio-environmental predictors of substance abuse among out-of-school adolescents. The study adopted a quantitative research method and gathered data through the adaptation of standardized scales of measurements on peer pressure and substance abuse. Data was collected from 322 out-of-school adolescents from selected bus terminals in Ibadan, Oyo state. Descriptive statistics and inferential (Pearson r and ANOVA) were used in the study. From the findings, the prevalence of substance abuse among out-of-school adolescents can be found to be 39.1%. Also, a significant and positive relationship was found between substance abuse and peer pressure (r = 0.60; p