Consequences and Stages of Overcoming Substance Used Disorder (SUD) among Nigerian Adolescents and implication for Counselling.

Abstract

Drug/substance abuse and addiction are some of the most frequently occurring disorders in adolescents, young adults and the general population. It continues to be major risk behaviour specifically among people, accompanied by physical, psychosocial and or mental health consequences. WHO (2014) regarded an adolescent as an individual in the age bracket of 10 years to 19 years , who is in a critical phase marked as a period of biological, social and psychological transition between childhood and adulthood. Major consequences and stages to follow in combating drug addict adolescents from bad acts of drug abuse and addict. The study recommended periodic Guidance and Counselling programs in worship places such as church and mosques as well as social gatherings to enlighten parents on the negative consequences of substance abused by adolescents on their health and its social vices.

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