Tag: drug abuse
Drug abuse: Kebbi governor tasks ANCOPSS on menace in schools
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi has tasked the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) to address the…
Drug Abuse: NGO, NDLEA, NYSC to curb menace
Vanguard Against Drug Abuse (VGADA), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has advised youths to rather than taking to drugs, they should…
Lagos Assembly to stem rising spates of drug abuse
The Lagos State House of Assemblyp on Monday called on Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode and all relevant stakeholders to embark on…
World Children’s Day: Psychiatrist drums advocacy against drug abuse
A Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Dr Grace Ijarogbe, has called for increased campaign against drug abuse by targeting schools,…
Lagos and the Campaign against Drug Abuse
According to World Health Organization (WHO), drug abuse is “the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and…
People with drug problems can be rehabilitated – NDLEA
Salele Abdulazeez, its Principal Staff Officer (Drug Demand Reduction) in Yobe, said this during an interview with the News Agency…
Ogun youths cautioned against drug abuse
Dr Sunday Amosun, a Consultant Psychiatrist, has cautioned the youth in Ogun, especially those of school age, against the use…
Lagos begins campaign against drug abuse in schools
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday kicked off campaign against drug abuse in state schools.
Nasarawa varsity VC cautions students against drug abuse, fighting
Prof. Mohammed Akaro-Mainoma, the Vice-Chancellor, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, warned the students of the institution to refrain from drug abuse,…
Lagos takes drug abuse campaign to schools
Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development has commenced a train-the-trainer campaign against drug abuse with the aim of…
Drug abuse: Nigerian Govt expresses readiness to partner traditional rulers
Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has reiterated Federal Government’s readiness to partner with any…
Drug abuse: Plateau urged to establish rehabilitation centre
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called on the Plateau Government to establish a rehabilitation centre for drugs…
Nigeria and New wave of drug abuse
Despite efforts to prevent substance abuse and the laws that regulate drugs in the country, the use, misused and abuse…
Family crucial in curbing drug abuse, illicit trafficking – Pharmacists
Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN) on Wednesday said the family was a crucial factor in curbing…
NDLEA raises alarm over high inflow of Tramadol
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said Nigeria might face a drug abuse epidemic due to increasing…