x“The enormity of the danger of drug abuse calls for urgent need to nip the problem in the bud. They said drug abuse also result in gang formation, cultism, armed robbery and mental illness, among others. Okoye said rather, drug abuse should be viewed rightly as a public health crisis deserving empathy as opposed to societal scorn. The socioeconomic and political location of Lagos makes it not well protected from the challenges of drug and drug abuse. The researchers said law in Lagos should discourage indiscriminate drug economy and its patronage, and government should embrace community-based drug abuse control and behavior monitoring of adolescents.

Source: The Guardian July 11, 2021 05:00 UTC