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Nigeria: At Least 14.3 Million Nigerians Into Drug Abuse - EU Report
Premium Times, 30 January 2019
Following a report that about 14.3million people in Nigeria use drugs outside prescription, drug control experts have urged the authorities to improve on drug control policies in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Drugs Use in Nigeria Doubles Global Average - Study
Vanguard, 29 January 2019
One in seven Nigerians uses drugs, more than twice the global average, according to the country's first major national drug-use survey published on Tuesday. Read more »
One in Seven Nigerians Use Drugs - Survey
The survey, conducted by the Nigerian government, the European Union and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, has said that an estimated 14.4% of Nigerians uses drugs. That is more than twice the global average.
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Nigeria: 14.3 Million Nigerians Use Hard Drugs for Non-Medical Purposes
Vanguard, 29 January 2019
Federal Government has said an estimated 14.3 million adults in Nigeria used hard drugs for non-medical purposes within the past one year. Read more »
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Nigeria: Report Shows Increased Drug Abuse in Nigeria
This Day, 29 January 2019
The extent of drug use in the country in 2018 is comparatively high when compared with the 2016 global annual prevalence of 5.6 per cent among the adult population, a report on… Read more »
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The move, according to Nigeria's health ministry, demonstrates the government's determination to stop the nationwide abuse of cough syrup containing codeine and other substances. Read more »
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The National Orthopaedic Hospital has withdrawn 30 graduates job offers after they tested positive for hard drugs. Read more »
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The health ministry announced the ban after an investigation showed the syrup is being sold on the black market and being used by young Nigerians to get high. Read more »
