ABSTRACT
This study was carried out in order to determine the effect of drug abuse on the performance of students. A sample of hundred students from four secondary schools, Benin City, Edo State was used for the study. From the information gathered during the study, it show that drug abuse affect the academic performance of students. Data was collected from students in some selected secondary schools through the use of questionnaires, the following conclusion were made from the findings.
1.          Drug education should be compulsory course to all students in primary, secondary and tertiary institution no matter their area of study.
2.          Government should discourage illegal drugs procurement and the sales of drugs should be restricted to qualified pharmacists.
3.          Counselling programme should be established be it educational, family, psychotherapy, religious and recreational which must be use by government to put the community alright in substance abused and used.
4.          Drug free club should be established in schools. Health campaign programme should be intensified in the community.
