Six Reasons Why Drug Abuse Is Common In Nigeria.
Drug abuse is common amongst teens and youths in Nigeria. The list of drugs and substances abused are:
– Tramadol
– Codeine
– Rohypnol
– Pentazocine
– Cough expectorant in coke, sprite, or lacasera
– Lacasera with Tom Tom
– Skuchi
– Gutter Water
– Gum
– Dried Poo
The big question is, why are young people abusing these drugs and substances.
These are six reasons:
They want to explore: Usually young people like to try out new things especially when they are with their friends.
To Get High:
These drugs and substances give euphoria especially in large doses. They take it to get high.Peer pressure
Some young people start abusing drugs because their friends asked and convinced them to do so and they couldn’t say no.
There are some people that it was unintentional(they got mixed up with the wrong crowd).To Forget Their Sorrow
Some people have challenges, even depressed and they just want to forget their sorrows. They abuse these drugs to get the feelings of happiness.
- To Have Sex For Hours
Some of them say that when they take these drugs and substances, they can have sex for hours.
- Strengthening Capacity
Some say it gives them strength to work for many hours.
Whatever the reason for drug and substance abuse, the above points are not legitimate reasons. These are not the functions of these drugs and substances.
These drugs and substances are addictive. Abusing them can life threatening effects such as:
– Trouble breathing
– Slow or irregular heartbeat
– Memory loss
– Seizure
– Coma
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Say, No To Drug Abuse. Your Life Is Important