However, in the two decades starting from 1999, security in the country has gradually degenerated and insecurity diffused, becoming widespread and occurring intermittently until it became a vicious cycle that threatened the corporate existence of Nigeria.Obafemi, Femi...
Nigeria studentsDelayed gratificationPersonalityDocumented empirical evidence indicates that substance abuse among young people, especially students, is assuming an unprecedented upward surge worldwide. Substance abuse among students is associated with a myriad of negative physical, social and psychological ...
The most important amongst the available interventions is to sustain the campaigns on noncustodial frameworks (social marketing, restorative justice, and so on) to combating drug abuse in Nigeria using both formal and informal communication channels. Others include enrolment into the Narcotics and Drugs...
Gender & Behaviour, 11, (1), pp 5342-5349.Adewuyi TDO, Akinsola EF 2013. Gender and peer influence on substance abuse among undergraduates in Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria. Gen- der and Behaviour, 11(1): 5342-5349.
The study examined the role of self-esteem in the reduction of substance abuse among adolescents in Nigeria. A set of instruments measuring peer substance use, self-esteem and substance abuse were distributed to a sample of 352 adolescents between 13 to 18 years from secondary schools in Somolu...
"What a man can do, a woman can do better": women farmers, livelihood and drug abuse in Adamawa State, northeastern Nigeria Owonikoko, Saheed B.Suleiman, Jamila B. A.Maibaka, Wusa KondaniTasiu, Nafisa 3-28 Alcohol use patterns and associated variables among the Karipuna indigenous people...
5. Mental Health Professionals' Attitude and Perception of Their Role in Tackling Substance Abuse and Related Disorders in Nigeria [D] . Akinola, Olubusayo 2015 机译:精神卫生专业人员在解决药物滥用和相关疾病中的作用的态度和感知 6. Tackling the Substance Abuse Crisis: The Role of Access to...
Alcohol use is a known associated risk factor for injury, and use or abuse has been identified among Kenyan patients who suffer injuries [8], [9], [10], [11]. More broadly, substance use beyond alcohol, such as stimulants (including khat, cocaine, and methamphetamines), marijuana, and/...
Substances of abuse act on several brain’s systems leading to persistent changes, which can trigger relapse even after prolonged abstinence. Addiction is a major public health concern. About 35.6 million people worldwide suffer from substance use disorders (SUDs), whose prevalence is expected to ...
"Substance abuse" refers to the use of a drug/alcohol in amounts or by methods which are harmful to an individual or others [2]. These "substances" refer to alcohol and other drugs, though alcohol is the most common substance used by youth. As substance abuse becomes a growing concern ...