In January 2019, Nigeria released its first national drug use report, which disclosed that nearly 15 million people in the country are drug users. This publication presented a window of opportunity for geographic insights into the emerging illicit drug use (IDU) epidemic in Nigeria. Using a ...
through common insults such as “you’re obviously on drugs,” or common sentiments suggesting young people that (ab)use drugs are misguided antisocials, Nigeria has a very poor, and actually harmful attitude towards substances, one which Dr Momodu believes needs urgent reframing. She recommends...
The rate of psychotropic drug use in primary care units in Nigeria was found to be 23.6%. The older age group, female sex, those with less education, those who were either separated, divorced or widowed and patients with mental morbidity on GHQ-12 were observed to be significantly more like...
Petroleum Distilates Use In Folk Medicine In South Eastern Nigeria A survey of 592 individuals, in four local government areas in the South East of Nigeria was carried out to determine the use of petroleum distillate produ... G Arikpo,E Enene,S Okon,... - 《Internet Journal of Health》...
Irrational use of drugs can result in increasing the morbidity and mortality rates especially in children with infections and chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, epilepsy and mental disorders; waste of resources; increasing out-of-pocket expenses to the patients; and adverse drug reactions...
NigeriaThis study was a descriptive survey that focused on factors influencing students'' drug use among secondary school students in Delta Central Senatorial District, Delta State, Nigeria. A simple ballot system was used to select the sample from junior secondary school (JSS) classes 1 and 2, ...
Nutritional and Quality Assessment of some Irrigated Wheat Genotypes in Nigeria The aim of this study is to evaluate the nutritional and end-use qualities of some advanced irrigated Nigerian grown wheat genotypes which was developed an... F Abubakar,A Zigla - 《Arid Zone Journal of Engineering ...
Sexual practices, barriers to condom use and its consistent use among long distance truck drivers in Nigeria Among the long distance truck drivers in Nigeria, a major group that transmits HIV, the use of male latex condoms is generally low and erratic. To effectiv... Sunmola,M A. - 《Ai...
Cost of three models of care for drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Nigeria Article Open access 10 January 2019 Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) remains the second leading cause of mortality from a single infectious agent, only behind COVID-19, causing nearly twice as many deaths as HIV/AIDS...
U.S. Leads Drug Use In the study, researchers surveyed more than 54,000 adults in the Americas (Colombia, Mexico, and the United States), Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Ukraine), Middle East and Africa (Israel, Lebanon, Nigeria, South Africa), Asia, (Japan...