Aumen Journal of Moral Education in Africa

Some anti-social behaviours such as accidents, kidnappings, robbery, getting into fights leading to the destruction of life and property, especially during elections, capable of scuttling the dreams and aspirations of our youth today are associated with alcohol. This sociological problem is sometimes fuelled by, among other things, the vacuum created by the lack of focused leadership with its resultant effect on the army of unemployed youth who end up indulging in alcohol, the drug of their choice, as an escape route from reality. In this paper, the researcher attempted at understanding what this phenomenon entails and highlighted the possible causes and damaging effects on the Psychology, Sociology and physiology of individuals and the nation as a whole.

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