Nicotine Addiction Control and Coconut Juice

Abstract

Introduction: Relapses from nicotine and addictive substances of drugs prevent people from quitting. Consequences are mental health, academics, and increase in risk taking. Objective: to determine whether coconut juice can aid persons addicted to drug and alcohol successfully quit. Methods: an experimental study, which will recruit and assign samples of participants to groups using systematic random sampling. Three groups will be involved, the control group I and two experiment groups II and III Group II receives treatment of coconut water and group III receives nicotine chewing gum treatment/ nicotine cessation vape, and standard alcohol and drug addiction treatment. Both Groups I, II and III form the comparison groups. Participants to use recording journal for treatment received, and amount of alcohol and drug taken during the experiment. Only individuals willing to quit will be included, and otherwise excluded to reduce mortality. Data analysis is by SPSS statistics. Two-Way ANOVA used to determine the within- and between group means. Tukey HSD will used to determine significance differences if any. Bivariate regression analysis to be used to determine relationship and direction of causation. Results: Error margin is 5% at 95% CI. P value set at .05. P value above .05 (p ≥ .05), null hypothesis (Ho) will be accepted and alternate rejected because there is no relationship. P value below .05 (p ≤ .05), Ho is rejected and the alternate accepted because there is a relationship. Conclusion: to be based on whether there is a significant difference and a relationship.