INFLUENCE OF DRUG USE ON ATHLETES’ BEHAVIOUR DURING NIGERIA COLLEGES OF EDUCATION GAMES ASSOCIATION (NICEGA) IN NORTH CENTRAL GEO-POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA
INFLUENCE OF DRUG USE ON ATHLETES’ BEHAVIOUR DURING NIGERIA COLLEGES OF EDUCATION GAMES ASSOCIATION (NICEGA) IN NORTH CENTRAL GEO-POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA
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2011-10
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NKOLI, IKWUKA FRANCA
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ABBREVIATIONS
IOC - International Olympic committee
HIV - Human immuno-deficiency virus
NUGA - Nigeria Universities Games
NICEGA - Nigeria Colleges of Education Games Association
PCP – Phencyclidine
LSD - Lysergic acid diethylamide
DMT – Dimethyltryptamine
MDMA – Methylenedioxy – Methamphetaqmine
AIDS - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
CNS - Central nervous system
PNS - Peripheral nervous system
REM - Rapid eye movement
HGH - Human growth hormone
HDL – C- High Density Lipoproteins
BAC - Blood alcohol concentration
ADH – Antidiuretic hormone
RIA – Radio immunossays
MS – Mass spectrometer
HPLC – High performance liquid chromatography
UV – Ultraviolet
USOC – United States Olympic committee
WAD - World Anti-Doping Agency
WAUG - West Africa University Games
CGF - Commonwealth Games Federation
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There has been tremendous increase in the number of participants in sports
competitions. These sports competitions have imposed on the participants
extreme pressures because of the desire to win at all costs by Coaches,
Trainers, Spectators and even Athletes themselves. As a result of this quest,
the problem of using drugs to enhance performance by Athletes has become
the practice by both male and female Athletes in Nigeria. Some of these drugs
taken by Athletes to enhance their performance not only influence their
behaviours during sport competitions but also endanger their health. The
incidence of drug use by Athletes is not only common with the developed
countries of the world, but also found among the developing countries like
Nigeria. It is not restricted only to the elite Athletes but also found in the
institutions of higher learning during sports competitions such as NICEGA
competitions. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of drug use
on Athletes’ behaviour during NICEGA competitions in North Central Geo-
Political Zone, Nigeria. Relevant literature such as journals, textbooks,
magazines, and retrievals from the internet were consulted. The expost-facto
research design was adopted for this study. The stratified random sampling
technique was used to select the subjects for this study. The data collected
were analyzed using SPSS and the statistical procedures used for the analysis
were frequency and percentages which were used for the respondents’
demographic variables. Means and standard deviation were used for the
analysis of data collected on influence of drug use on Athletes’ behaviour
during NICEGA competitions. The one-sample t-test procedure was used to
test the hypothesis because of the need to compare the observed means score
with the fixed mean. The decision to accept or reject the null hypothesis was
set at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The findings of this study showed that
drug use by Athletes have significant influence on Athletes’ behaviour,
officiating, performance, health and incidences of conflicts among participants
during NICEGA competitions. On the basis of these findings, it was
recommended that the respective agencies responsible for the control of drugs
in the Nigeria Colleges of Education during NICEGA competitions should not
only concentrate on detecting drug use but also engage in an enlightenment
campaign against it among prospective Athletes as drug use adversely
influence the competitions.
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA.
OCTOBER.
Keywords
INFLUENCE,, DRUG,, ATHLETES,, BEHAVIOUR,, DURING,, NIGERIA., COLLEGES,, EDUCATIONAL,, NORTH CENTRAL,, GEO-POLITICAL ZONE,, NIGERIA.