NDLEA worried COVID-19 lockdown may worsen drug addiction
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says the ongoing lockdown in states affected by COVID-19 could give rise to drug addiction and experimentation of newer concoctions.
“Making matters worse is the fact that the front burner currently is the exclusive pressure of COVID-19, other matters less so. That is why there has never been a time much worse for drug-dependent persons. The lockdown merely accentuated the dilemma,” he said. Speaking further, Abdallah emphasized that drug use disorders are a result of a complex interplay of factors including genetics, mental health, and the environment amongst others.
He noted said that the agency had kept faith with its mandate to bring drug offenders to book, stressing that cannabis cultivation has continued to attract attention because it was the most widely abused substance in Nigeria.
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