ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is to understand and determine the perception to
the influencing factors to commit substance abuse and its effects of the
adolescent citizens of Brgy. Patimbao, Sta. Cruz, Laguna. Specifically it
sought to answer the following questions: (1) What is the demographic data of
the respondents in terms of age, gender; (2) What are the influencing factors
that contribute to substance abuse in terms of psychological, behavioral,
social; (3) What are the perceived levels of effects of substance abuse on
health in terms of physiological, psychological, social; (4) What substance
have
the
highest
level
of
abuse:
alcohol,
nicotine,
cannabis,
methamphetamine.
The study used descriptive method of research used to analyze data
about the perceptions about the influencing factors to commit substance
abuse and its effects, the respondents were forty (40) adolescent citizens of
Brgy. Patimbao, Sta. Cruz, Laguna.
The study utilized a questionnaire method to gather data. The
questions were based on the related literature and studies taken from the
internet and journals. In the first part of the study, the researcher used
structured type of questions for the demographic profile which include: age
and gender. The second part is the list of different factors that contribute in
committing substance abuse, the most common substances abused and the
effects of substance abuse under the structured type which had used scaling.