?A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED SCHOOL ( JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDIYALIA KHANPORA) OF DISTRICT BUDGAM, JAMMU AND KASHMIR?.

Background: Adolescents are at high risk of drug abuse related problems as compared to other population. The prevalence rate of drug abuse is highest among young adolescents, a large majority of whom are students. Substance abuse by students in secondary schools is a serious problem. As it is gaining gradual popularity among students, it would be vital to examine their knowledge towards substance abuse. Health education is an important strategy of all the programmes to prevent and control drug abuse. Aim of the study: The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding substance abuse among adolescents Materials and Methods: A pre-experimental study was chosen, one group pretest-post test design was used for this study. Simple random sampling technique was used. Sample size was 60 adolescents with age of <16 to 20.Both male and female students were selected, Self administered Knowledge questionnaires (Pre test ? Post test) were administered. The collected data were analyzed by using descriptive & inferential statistics based on predefined objectives of the study. Results: Present study shows that pre test knowledge level of students was significantly (P<0.05) less towards substance abuse the mean score of the pre-test knowledge of students was (8.35). After giving the intervention (structured teaching programme) the mean score of post test knowledge score increased to (24.03). So, there was significant difference in level of knowledge in pre-test and post-test. Study reveals that proper education (STP) enhance post test knowledge among students regarding substance abuse. Conclusion: The investigator observed that the adolescents are at high risk for substance abuse.STP was an effective method for providing adequate knowledge and the knowledge about substance abuse will help them to prevent themselves from engaging into the evil of substance abuse and to enable them to live quality of life.