Abstract

BACKGROUND:
Drug abuse is a worldwide problem, not confined to either the developed on the developing countries. At the age of 10-20 years, the use of drug abuses in adolescence represents a serious public health problems.The teens who abuse drugs and alcohol are at higher risk of physical and mental health problem.OBJECTIVES 1.Assess the pre-test level of knowledge of  higher secondary students regarding on the prevention of drug addiction. 2.Assess the post-test level of knowledge of  higher secondary students regarding on the prevention of drug addiction. 3.Assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program on knowledge of  higher secondary students regarding on the prevention of drug addiction. 4.Find out the association of pre-test level of knowledge of higher secondary students with selected demographic variables
 METHODS:
Pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test researchdesign was used to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching program SAMPLE SIZE:100Higher secondary studentsPOPULATION:Accessiblepopulation SETTING :Students of AP Narmada Higher Secondary School in Jabalpur RESULT: Pre-test score(SD=3.26),Post-test score (SD=2.87) Paired value is 1.88 (p=0.05) CONCLUSION: The study concluded that the planned teaching program the prevention of drug addiction was effective method for providing moderate to adequate  knowledge  of  higher secondary students in selected schools of Jabalpur City to enhance their knowledge regarding the prevention of drug addiction.