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CONCLUSION
Although a great majority of adolescents do not abuse drugs, a
significant minority does. This study has illustrated the demographic
determinants that could predict the high-risk group among the
secondary school students in some areas in Wilayah Persekutuan. The
study showed that male students aged 16 years old are more vulnerable
than others to abuse drugs. Thus, gender and age are the main
predictors for supervision and prevention purposes. The study also
showed that those who come from fairly large families with four to six
siblings are also at risk. On the other hand, the house location, the
parents' vocational status, and the home environment do not have
strong predictive values. However, these factors are also important to
be considered for prevention purposes.
The present study also highlights the importance of close
supervision by parents and teachers in handling drug abuse problems
among secondary school students. The aspect that needs closer
supervision is peer socialization.
The study also has some limitations:
1. The finding is limited by the number of items permissible to be
revealed to the public;
2. The questionnaire is not comprehensive enough to provide
students' demographic details;
3. Some of the items are not clear in meaning, for example, items 22
and 26; and
4. The sample size is insufficient to draw conclusions on the
population.

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Thus, it is recommended that future researches should address
these limitations and perhaps also consider the following suggestions
for improvement:
1. To interview some of the drug abuse offenders in order to
substantiate the findings and to get data from a different
perspective;
2. To investigate the supervision records of absenteeism and
misconduct behaviors of the drug abuse offenders in their
respective schools;
3. To investigate and establish the reliability and validity of the
questionnaire; and
4. To use a qualitative approach in the study.

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Demographic Determinants of Drug Abuse Problem
Among Secondary School Students in an Urban Area