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Prevalence of Illicit Drug Use and Abuse Among Nigerian Adolescents and It's Psychosocial Implications

Nwaoru Chiamaka Rose and Anokwuru Christian Uche

Abstract

Drug abuse in adolescence constitutes one of the deadliest menaces faced by Nigerians today. It has been identified as a social vice that must be eradicated. Drug abuse is an important social and health problem in almost all of the countries in the world including Nigeria. It has become a common place sight all corners of our country to see adolescents and youths engaging in illicit drug use. This study looked at various common drugs that are abused by our dear leaders of tomorrow, drugs such as Tramadol which is the most abused and the one that virtually every body talk about even children often ask a person if the individual misbehave, if he/she took Tramadol; we also have other ones as Cocaine, marijuana, Alabukun, we, igbo etc. This work also discussed consequences of drug abuse, ranging from social, Economic and psychological implications associated with abuse of drugs by adolescents.

Keywords

Adolescentsdrugdrug abuseillicit drug useyouths.

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