A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Stampout Drug Abuse Initiative, has called on Nigerians to avoid drug abuse to achieve a better society.
Its Executive Director, Oluwafemi Silas, said government should make good policies and create enabling environment in order to support the efforts of stakeholders to reduce drug abuse.
He said: “Government should sanitise the drug distribution system in the nation and restrict access to dangerous drugs. Restrict access to over-the-counter drugs that may lead to abuse. “Establish more rehabilitation centres and employ capable staff to assist people with addiction in rehabilitation centres”.
He disclosed that in the last four and a half years, the group has succeeded in achieving some of the visions by organising seminars, campaigns, workshops and trainings in schools, communities, youth organizations, churches, mosques, private and public organisations, among others. He said: “Furthermore it was discovered that one in every four drug users in Nigeria is a woman, and 1 in five persons who use hard substances in Nigeria is facing certain drug use disorders”.
“The brain is weird to make you want to repeat experiences that make you feel good, so you are motivated to do them again and again. The drugs that may be addictive, target your brain’s reward system. They flood your brain with a chemical called dopamine”.
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