The role of spirituality and religiosity in psychoactive substance use among adolescents in a Nigerian Hospital

Objective: Adolescence is a transition period where drug experimentation common. Spirituality and religiosity have been recognized by literature as having possible role in stabilizing good physical mental health. To compare the spirituality among adolescents abusing psychoactive substance those not substances Nigerian hospital Methods: This was cross-sectional descriptive study conducted adolescent patients admitted to rehabilitation unit attending General Outpatient Department of ABUAD Multisystem Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. The Daily Spiritual Experience Scale Centrality Religiosity were used Results: prevalence high respondents 57.9% 56.1%. 62.9% 62.6% respectively, while level 53.0% 49.1% respectively. A significant proportion who had low (55.9%) abused than do abuse (45.7%) (X2=7.694 p=0.006). Similarly, more (57.4%) (44.2%). observation statistically (X2=11.1, p<0.001). In addition, there positive correlation between scores (r =0.50, p<0.001) Conclusion: Psychoactive use respondent associated with both spirituality. Therefore, religious activities should be encouraged adolescents.