The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has partnered MTN Foundation to address the increase in drug abuse among young people by organising a quiz competition for secondary school students.
NDLEA’s Director of Drug Demand Reduction Unit, Dr. Ngozi Madubuike, said the partnership with the MTN Foundation on the quiz competition on substance abuse is expected to reduce the rate of substance abuse among secondary school students in Nigeria.
She said it would also assist them to build coping skills among students, to be able to resist the pressure to use drugs and to encourage peer education among young people on substance abuse. The report stated that the uptake in the abuse of substances by young Nigerians has underscored an urgent need to drive awareness against substance abuse among secondary school students in Nigeria.
According to the study, it further proves the importance of education and sensitisation among secondary school students in Nigeria in the fight against substance abuse.
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