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Consequences of Drug Abuse and Harmful Substances By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Meaning of Drug Abuse Drugs are chemical substances that alter a person’s physiological condition. They are used in treatment, prevention or cure of diseases. Drugs are used in so many ways, and as such they are important. Sometimes, people use certain drugs and because of the way it makes them feel, they repeatedly take these drugs, even without a doctor’s advice or prescription. This is drug abuse. Drug abuse is the use of drugs and medications without a doctor’s prescription. Drug abuse is also known as substance abuse. Drugs can be abused in various ways. A person may abuse a prescribed drug by taking an overdose or too little of that particular drug or by smoking, inhaling, sniffing or injecting illegal drugs into the body. Forms of Drug Abuse Drugs can be abused in various ways. These are: • Through self-medication. • Taking an overdose. • Taking too little of a prescribed drug. • Receiving treatm...

Positive Group Behavior By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Meaning of Group and Group Behavior A group is a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit. Group behavior is the way a group of people with similar goals behave, which might be different from how they would normally behave if they were alone or as individuals. A group behavior distinguishes it from other groups. Types of Group Behavior There are different types of group behavior in the society. Some of these include: • Mass Action: This is the behavior that happens by chance among people in different places who come together to express a preference to or a grievance against a given social situation. The characteristics of a mass action are: a) It is spontaneous, i.e. those who are involved do not plan for it. It happens by chance. b) It is undertaken by people in different geographical locations. c) It is a reaction against a common social situation in the society. d) These people in different geograp...

Conditions of Marriage By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Marriage is a very important institution in every society; hence people are encouraged to marry for the continuity and progress of the society. However, there are conditions that ought to be satisfied by people who intend to marry. If those conditions are not met, people do not give their support for the marriage to hold. Conditions for marriage include:  Physiological fitness: Marriage is for those who are physiologically or biologically fit, because after marriage, people are expected to bear children. If people going into marriage, especially women are not physiologically mature, child bearing will be risky. This is why underage people or people who are not physiologically fit are not encouraged to marry.  Psychological fitness: Marriage is not only concerned with development of the human body. It is also concerned with the development of the human mind because the body and the mind work together for the betterment of the individu...

Purposes of Marriage By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Marriage is the legal union of a man and a woman as husband and wife. We can also say that marriage is a legal union of a man and a woman after customary rites so that they become husband and wife, live together and have children. It is one of the five major institutions in the society and one that ensures that the society does not die through the reproduction of young ones. Biblically, it is a covenant relationship between a man and a woman to share their lives and family responsibilities together. Purposes of Marriage Marriage serves many purposes in the society, some which include: • Means of Setting up a Family: Once a man and a woman are married in the way that is approved by the society, they become a family. • Procreation: Precreation means the production of young ones or children. It is in marriage that man and woman are approved to have children. • Sexual Satisfaction: Sexual satisfaction is achieved in marriage. It is importa...

Family Bond and Cohesion By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Members of a family should work together towards making the family an ideal one. They should work in love, harmony and understanding sharing hopes and aspirations at all times to realize those hopes and aspirations. The term, family bond and cohesion refer to the coming together of family members and the state of remaining together in unity and strength. Family bond and cohesion is one of the best things that can happen to a family. Without bond and cohesion in a family, such family cannot progress. Family bond and cohesion enjoin family members to the following things, among others: • Regular consultation: With family bond and cohesion, members consult one another regularly. They hold family meetings regularly, sharing problems and finding solutions to them. • Joint goal setting: This is the aftermath of regular consultation; decisions are made jointly rather than individually. • Joint implementation: Family bond enables family memb...

Family Bond and Living Together as One Family By Eguriase S. M. Okaka Every member of the society belongs to a family and that is why it is often said that the family is an off-shoot of the society. We can define a family as a group of people who are related by blood, and in most cases live together. There are two major types of family structures: the Nuclear and the Extended family structure. The nuclear family structure is the type of family that is made up by a father, mother and their child or children living together without any other family member living with them. The nuclear family structure is the smallest family unit in the world. The extended family structure is made up of your father’s relatives and your mother’s relatives. These includes: uncles, aunties, cousins, nephews, nieces, grandpa and grandma, etc. A family is always made up of two sides: the father’s side and the mother’s side, that is, the case of most African people. The extended family structure is the larg...