Drug abuse among Nigerian Youths

By: Uzochukwu Mike P

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

This book is a part of the parent book “Nigerian Youth Challenges”. This section is created to address a particular area of interest which is drug abuse among Nigerian youths. It is an important topic and that is explored in this book. Chapter one is an overview on drug abuse among the young people in Nigeria. It also covers the views of different scholars and health institutions on the subject matter. Substance abuse has done more harm than good to youths all over the world. In chapter two of the book, the area of concentration is on the effects of marijuana on Nigeria youths. This plant happens to be one of the most abused drugs in the country. As a result of that, the chapter digs deeper on its effects. There are so many other drugs that are abused by people within the age of 18 to 35 in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. These drugs in general have their side effects. Chapter three of this book covers these side effects. Irrespective of the increase in the abuse of drugs in Nigeria, the challenge can be addressed. But, this needs team effort to get it resolved. Our youths can still stay clean from drugs if certain lifestyles and practices are adopted. In the chapter four, discussed are solutions to drug abuse among Nigerian youths. Chapters five and six discuss drug abuse in Nigerian tertiary institutions and tackling the abuse in the institutions respectively. Substances are abused much in Nigerian schools today. So many students have lost focus in what they were sent to school to do because of drugs. Chapter five and six explain the topic properly.