Several researches on drugs show that a number of drugs are misused by people of different age groups. Students around the world including candidates are not left out of this mess. Drugs have several risks to human health and the environment. The focus of this survey was drug misuse by high school candidates in Manicaland Zimbabwe during 2015. The study aims at determining the drugs misusedroute of administration and frequency of takingby high school candidates in Manicaland, Zimbabwe. The respondents in this study were extracted from a population of 354 candidates from three boarding high schools (a government boys boarding, girls boarding high schools and a private co-educational boarding high school in Mutare). The sample was composed of eighty-eight candidates randomly selected. A questionnaire was used for data collection. The results of the study revealed dragon, red bull, coffee, marijuana, bio-plus, bronco, glue, all other energy drinks, monster among others as the main misused drugs during examination periods. The conclusion made was that drug misuse is prevalent amonghigh school candidates in Mutare urban and peri, in Manicaland, Zimbabwe. Candidates misuse drugs to enhance brain alertness during examination time. Both boys and girls in both government and church -run boarding high schools take drugs even the controlled ones at the same rate.This study recommends that school sensitize students on drug misuse/abuse and the effects of drugs on health and the environment in the schools. Education on drugs should be taken seriously.

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