Wife of the president, Aisha Buhari, on Thursday, lamented that “one out of every four dr#g users, one is a woman”, charging traditional and religious bodies to step up advocacy against the scourge.
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According to her, “the 2021 joint survey of the National Bureau of Statistics and the Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA), supported by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC) was di§turbing.
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“Nigeria had 14.3 million out of its productive population engaged in dr#g ab¥se and the figure is projected to rise by 40 per cent, by the year 2030.
This is approximately 20 million of our 200 million + population, unless there is deliberate, massive and collaborative intervention to stem the tide.”
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Mrs Buhari said this during a dr#gawareness conference in Abuja, according to a statement by her spokesman Sani Zorro. The conference was organised by the Initiative against Addiction and Substance Abuse in Nigeria(IAASAN), in collaboration with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
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The First Lady urged stakeholders to join forces towards addressing the challenges associated with dr#gab¥se in the country. “It is only by working together that we could avoid the tragedy and helplessness of nations severely impacted by the drug trade and associated crimes,” she said.
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She, therefore, emphasised the need for traditional and religious organisations to join the fight to help tackle the menace of dr#gtrafficking and addiction in Nigeria.
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According to her, “the 2021 joint survey of the National Bureau of Statistics and the Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse (CRISA), supported by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC) was di§turbing.
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“Nigeria had 14.3 million out of its productive population engaged in dr#g ab¥se and the figure is projected to rise by 40 per cent, by the year 2030.
This is approximately 20 million of our 200 million + population, unless there is deliberate, massive and collaborative intervention to stem the tide.”
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Mrs Buhari said this during a dr#gawareness conference in Abuja, according to a statement by her spokesman Sani Zorro. The conference was organised by the Initiative against Addiction and Substance Abuse in Nigeria(IAASAN), in collaboration with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
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The First Lady urged stakeholders to join forces towards addressing the challenges associated with dr#gab¥se in the country. “It is only by working together that we could avoid the tragedy and helplessness of nations severely impacted by the drug trade and associated crimes,” she said.
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She, therefore, emphasised the need for traditional and religious organisations to join the fight to help tackle the menace of dr#gtrafficking and addiction in Nigeria.
