Impact of Drug Abuse on Domestic Violence in Ekiti State

ABSTRACT Drug abuse is a majordriver of domestic violence in Nigeria has been majorly noted by scholars in the literature and the consumption tremendously increases all the time. Nevertheless, the victims of drug consumption show signs of cultural influence. Most tribes have a culture of dealing and brewing drugs in homes thus exposing many people to such drugs at an early age. As young people reach adolescence, drug consumption increases due to peer pressure. Both married and unmarried people prefer strong local spirit which is easily put in miniature sachets at very low prices and other drugs like cannabis, tobacco, khat “Mairungi” heroin and other medically prescribed thugs. Other causes include; high illiteracy levels, high degree of unemployment, extreme poverty, peer groups, among others, Zullig, Haebuer, Parton, & Murray, (2009). Drug abuse and domestic violence are common phenomenon in Nigeria and Ekiti State in particular. It has also been noted that parents, peer groups, and society at large contribute to the alarming rate of drugs abuse and domestic violence. Our society today rampantly experience acts of vandalism, weapon carrying, alcohol abuse, rape, examination malpractices, school violence, strikes, bullying, cultism, truancy, and school drop-outs and other anti-social behavior as a result of abuse of substances.