More women in Nigeria
are getting involved in drug abuse from mixed concoctions to momentary “forget
their worries and problems” of living.
Also, unsuspecting
members of the public, particularly those who eat from roadside eateries and
make shift ‘bukateria’ are getting hooked on drugs without them knowing
because some unscrupulous food vendors mix their delicacies with concoctions to
induce addiction to their meals and boost sales.
The Assistant Director,
Drug Demand Reduction Division (DDRD) of the National Agency for Food and Drug
Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Pharm.(Mrs) Clara Anyanwu, who disclosed
this
to reporters at the
weekend, identified “noodles” as one fast food such unscrupulous food sellers
prepare with drugs and serve customers.
Mrs. Anyanwu said this
informed why some people would by – pass many locations and go some distances
away to patronise a particular food vendor, whereas there are other food sellers
nearby.
She spoke shortly after
delivering a talk – shop on ‘abnormal drug use: the modern vices militating
against elevation (of youths) by God,’ at the 2018 National Youth Convention of
the Fresh Anointing International Church, Km 58, Lagos – Abeokuta expressway,
Akinale, Ogun State.
Anyanwu revealed that
the degree of youth and women involvement in drugs abuse is “scary and
serious,” hinting that the official “standard statistics” on drugs abuse in the
country and demography of people affected, would be made known soon by the
appropriate Federal Government ministry.
She said Nigerians
should “stop living in denial” over drugs abuse, saying aside tramadol which
was banned because of its abuse, people are “mixing things” unimaginable and
consuming them to get high and as a escape from worries.
She lauded the church
for initiating a programme where the youths were enlightened on the dangers,
and identified, peers influence, ignorance, curiosity and wrong examples from
parents as the factors driving drugs abuse in the country.
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