This export facto study was carried out to determine the impact of sex, curriculum outcomes, personality trait, gender rolesterotype and common business on the running of fake drug stops by tertiary institution graduates in the event of economic recession. 361 tertiary institution graduates were used for the study multiple regression analysis, and t-test showed their activities to have been influenced by common business practices and personality traits; and the sample members differed as males and females only in the influence of extrovert personality trait which only skewed towards the males. Five questionnaires were used for the study and it findings provided support that informal business practices and education strategies present value employment opportunities that help economic recession victims engage in fake drug sales.