International Research Journal of Education and Technology

Alcoholism and drug abuse are a biggest problem of nowadays not only to the families but also to the Societies. Alcoholism is a disease that can impact anyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, body type or personal beliefs. People with high stress, anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions are more vulnerable to alcoholism and drug abuse. A large concern has been brought to this problem regarding its occurrence in the young Generation. In Tamil Nadu Almost 74% of adults suffering from a substance use disorder in 2017 struggled with an alcohol use disorder. About 38% of adults in 2017 battled an illicit drug use disorder. That same year. 1 out of every 8 adults struggled with both alcohol and drug use disorders simultaneously. Alcohol and tobacco consumption was higher among males (15.8% alcohol and 13.1% tobacco) when compared to females (3.2% tobacco and 2.4% alcohol). Methodology: A quasi experimental one group pre-test post-test design was used. Population of the study was school boys in Tirunelveli Dt. Samples were 10^th students from both Tamil &English medium. The sample size was 50. Pre-test and post test was conducted by using a structured questionnaire to assess knowledge about alcoholism and drug abuse. Data was analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings: The findings showed that the pre-test level of Knowledge mean score was 11.98 which was lower than the post- test level of Knowledge mean score 22.94 with the mean difference of 10.96. The obtained t value 22.06 was statistically significant at P < 0.05 level. Thus, the hypothesis was accepted. It implies that the Structured Teaching Programme had significant effect in improving the level of Knowledge on alcoholism and drug abuse among school students.