Continue playing Curbing drug abuse in Nigeria You may also like Watch again Curbing drug abuse in Nigeria You may also likeThe stakeholders from across eight states of the country, who met in Abuja, lamented that the Federal Government was yet to properly tackle drug abuse in the country. He pledged that the group would sustain the fight against drug abuse, and ensure that the country strengthens its scope of intelligence gathering. A medical expert, who is member of the association, David Adekola, linked the growing cases of drug abuse to poverty. He urged government to find measures to deal with the root causes of drug abuse. There must be proper regulation of pharmaceutical companies.”Adekola, who specialises in addictive medicine, disclosed that over 24.5 per cent of Nigeria youths are already victims of drug abuse.

Source: The Guardian May 28, 2018 03:45 UTC