• HASHIM ISMAIL
• DEVA PON PUSHPAM.I
• PRINCE MOHAMAD HUSSAIN

The study addresses the critical issue of substance abuse, particularly among the youth aged 15-34 in low-income regions, with a focus on Jammu and Kashmir where approximately 600,000 individuals are affected. The objectives were to evaluate the knowledge level of higher secondary school students in Jammu about substance abuse trends before and after an organized teaching program, and to examine the relationship between this knowledge and certain demographic variables. Employing a pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test design, 90 students were selected through convenience sampling. The findings revealed a significant increase in knowledge from a pre-test percentage of 47.89% to a post-test percentage of 61.94%, with a mean difference of 2.810 and a highly significant paired t-test value of 12.882 (p < 0.001). Additionally, the study found significant associations between knowledge levels and demographic variables such as the educational status of the mother in the pre-test and the father's occupation in the post-test. The study concludes that the organized teaching program was effective in enhancing students' knowledge about substance abuse, underscoring the importance of educational interventions in combating this issue.

Effectiveness, Organized teaching program, Knowledge, Substance abuse, Higher secondary school students.

"“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ORGANIZED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING GROWING TRENDS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG SELECTED HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF JAMMU”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no.i140-i199, December-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRTHE2170.pdf

"“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ORGANIZED TEACHING PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING GROWING TRENDS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG SELECTED HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF JAMMU”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 12, page no. ppi140-i199, December-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRTHE2170.pdf