NIGERIA/ ZARIA - Dr Aliyu Abubakar of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, has said the youths account for about 85 per cent of mad people in Nigeria.
Abubakar made the remark in a paper he presented at a sensitisation workshop for
youths organised by Bizara Youth Development Association in Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The paper is entitled: "Drug Abuse in Nigeria: Causes, Effects and Solutions."
"According to a recent study, 85 per cent of mad people in Nigeria are youths within the age bracket of 18-38 years.
"The major cause of mental challenge in Nigeria has gone beyond drug-abuse as the youths now inhale lizard faeces, putting their noses into pit toilets, smoking matches, smoking dried horse feces and mixing lizard feces with dye powder.
"Drug abuse disorder is a common problem affecting about 5 per cent of the of the world population with an estimated 10.2 per cent in the USA," he said.
The don said in 2016, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency reported that about 40 per cent of Nigerian youths engaged in drug-abuse.
He said the consequences of drug-abuse include mental disorder, liver cirrhosis, lethargy and cardiovascular disorder among others.
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