DRUG abuseSUBSTANCE abuse treatmentYOUTH & drugsSOCIAL influenceThe author discusses the challenges and control of drug abuse among youths in Nigeria. Topics include challenging factors in controlling drug abuse
He, however, said the key to tackling the menace is a formal launch of a War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) as part of declaration of a state of emergency on the menace as well as the establishment of a National Drug Control Commission. Vanguard Nigeria News Related News Nigeria's leaders und...
having peers who abuse drugs. The protective factors determined were individual traits of optimism; a high level of mindfulness; having social phobia; having strong beliefs against substance abuse; the desire to maintain one’s health; high paternal awareness of drug abuse; school connectedness; stru...
Otunba Bayo Babatunde said in a statement that the hospital was built to check the prevalence of drug usage and abuse prompted by the location of a university community in the town as well as the large presence of immigrants from Ghana, Niger, Benin, India and China among others. ...
Ghana, Nigeria and other African countries to take this clarion calls seriously because, if not, it will become a security threat to their futures, adding that the inability to address this soon could contribute ro higher numbers of reported cases of mental disorders among youths in the ...
Yahaya, therefore, noted that the prevalence of drug abuse in Nigeria and its negative impact on public health and safety underscored the need for all hands to be on deck in order to curtail the challenge. He made these remarks at a meeting of all Secretaries of State Governments in the...
The use of drugs to improve strength and power at this contemporary period of politics and struggle to survive as a result of hardship cannot be overemphasized. The situation has not only constituted a dangerous trend to the health of the society but also a threat to the economic and the ...
Role of Teachers in Controlling Drug Abuse and Cultism among Nigeria School YouthsDrug abuse has been defined as the excessive and indiscriminate use of drugs without the doctor's recommendation. Cult is also defined as a set, a body of people who broke away from the community, sharing a ...
This paper examines abuse of cough syrup as a new trend in drug abuse among the youths in five (5) Northwestern States of Nigeria. The non medical consumption of cough syrups in Northern Nigeria has become a subject of public concern of recent, largely due to its potential danger to the ...
drug abuseyoutheducationState PolicyNigeriaThe recent national heightened interest in drug abuse, involving social campaigns by political leaders, has provided an opportune time for interested workers to articulate and advocate a drug and alcohol education programme. Education in this case means...