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Srivastava, S., Kumar, P., Rashmi, Paul, R. and Dhillon, P. (2021) Does Substance Use by Family Members and Community Affect the Substance Use among Adolescent Boys? Evidence from UDAYA Study, India. BMC Public Health, 21, Article No. 1896.
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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