I have lived in Nigeria my whole life so far, and I have observed to a great chagrin that drug and substance abuse have serious impacts on Nigerian youths. As a matter of fact, the effects of drug and substance abuses in Nigeria have reached a level that the social malaise needs to be securitized for a more robust priority by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Drug and substance abuses have health implications, educational consequences, social and behavioural impacts, legal consequences, and economic difficulties. I identified and discussed some of the issues and consequences. 1. Health Implications: The most abused drugs and substances in Nigeria are Tramadol, Codeine, Marijuana which is locally called Indian Hemp or We-We, and alcohol causes significant health harms including lungs and liver damages, and neurological impairments. The ease in the accessibility of the drugs in the Nigerian societies makes the rate of the abuses higher. From this fact, the rampant serious hea...
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