https://www.ajol.info/index.php/asshj <p>ASSHJ is an online international open access publication journal with a policy of an anonymous peer-reviewing process. As a double-blind academic journal, it focuses on social sciences and humanities issues and topics to benefit developed and developing countries.</p> <p>ASSHJ is a quarterly journal (four times a year). Our audience is scientists, practitioners, researchers, policymakers, government agents, NGOs, professionals, academia, and many more.</p> <p>Manuscripts for publication include original and unpublished research papers in the form of conceptual articles, theoretical and experiential, review articles, case reports, and empirical research papers. All the submitted manuscripts should not be under consideration or reviewed for publication in any journal anywhere. </p> <p><em>Mission</em><br />To reinvigorate academic integrity and research quality.<br />To bridge research knowledge, ideas, and innovation gap through academic publications.<br />To expand the network of the national and international research community through publications.<br />To provide an established platform for scholarly collaborations in a global research community.<br />To provide the platform for research and knowledge sharing between academic researchers, consultants, and practitioners.</p> <p><em>Vision</em><br />To become a household name and well-known scientific journal for social science and humanities research.</p> <p>You can view this journal's own website <a href="https://journals.jozacpublishers.com/asshj/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.</p> Jozac Publishers en-US African Social Science and Humanities Journal 2709-1309 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/asshj/article/view/262982 <p>Terrorism, armed robbery, ritual killings, and other sundry criminal acts have put Nigeria’s security under pressure. Insecurity is now a daily topic of discussion in all parts of the country. More disturbing is the fact that most perpetrators of criminal acts associated with insecurity are youth who abuse drugs. Yet, there seems to be a paucity of studies that probe some of the root causes of insecurity in Nigeria. This study, which relied on Social Learning Theory, measured the level of exposure youth have to illicit drugs via social media; established the relationship between illicit drugs consumption and crime/insecurity, and examined the role the media can play in curbing the consumption and/or use of illicit drugs. It used a quantitative research method. Three hundred twent-ytwo copies of a questionnaire were administered to students of Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, Delta State, Nigeria selected through a simple sampling technique. Results showed some youth get to know about illicit drugs through social media. A correlation was also found between illicit drug consumption and insecurity. The media can help curb drug abuse by the youth through enlightenment campaigns, among others. The study concluded that the attainment of appreciable security in Nigeria may remain a mirage without adequately addressing the issue of drug abuse. Thus, it was recommended that the media should create more awareness about the negative implications of illicit drug use by the youth by pointing out the dangers associated with drug abuse.&nbsp;</p> Jammy Seigha Guanah Guanah Frederick Kparoboh Edike Moses Chukwudi Ihiaeme Copyright (c) 2024 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0 2024-01-21 2024-01-21 4 3