A mental illness crisis is looming as millions of people worldwide are surrounded by death and disease and forced into isolation, poverty and anxiety by the pandemic of COVID-19, United…
Law enforcement agency and other stakeholders have shown concern about reversing the trend of the UN’s record on drug abuse which says some 35 million people worldwide suffer from drug…
Women smoking while pregnant has been an uncomfortable reality for decades. Whatever the reason – whether a lack of concern about the risk, belief it’s too hard to quit or…
What are the physical signs of abuse or addiction? The physical signs of abuse or addiction can vary depending on the person and the drug being abused. For example, someone…
The Lagos state’s commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu, has spoken of tougher traffic rules that will bring sanity to Lagos roads. He has listed 80 offences if violated would attract…
When you do drugs, you get addicted. When you’re addicted, you can’t resist the urge to use them, no matter how much harm the drugs may cause. Drug addiction isn’t about…
Drug misuse is the use of a substance for a purpose not consistent with legal or medical guidelines. Drug abuse is the use of certain chemicals with the aim of…
SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS that leads to DISINTEGRATIVE DRUG USE In many cultures, drug use is considered deviant under the following circumstances: (1) Effects on Health of Individual The culture sees the…
Binge drinking is “drinking lots of alcohol in a short space of time or drinking to get drunk”. Because everybody is different, it is not easy to say exactly how many…
