Alcoholism And Discipline Of The Youth In Lira District. The Case Study Of Lira Municipality

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of alcoholism on the discipline of

the youth in Lira Municipality. The study was guided by the following objectives which

were; To examine the effect of drug taking on the discipline of the youth in lira

Municipality, to assess the extent to which drunkardness affect the discipline of the

youth in lira Municipality, to examine the effects of clubbing on the discipline of the

youth in Lira Municipality, to assess the extent to which government policy affect the

discipline of the youth in Lira Municipality. The study was conducted from 3 divisions

which are; Ojwina, Central and Adyel. A sample of 112 respondents was chosen to take

part in this study. Data was collected coded and analyzed using statistical tools.

Findings indicated that majority of the respondents agreed that alcoholism in a family

leads to familial dysfunctional. It also indicated that most of the respondents agreed

that clubbing has become an indispensable element of life for most people in the contemporary world.