THE IMPACT OF DRUG ABUSE ON YOUTH IN NIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF THE OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

Substance abuse among youth constitutes one of the most deadly menaces faced by Nigerians today. It has been identified as a social vice that must be eradicated. Although the government has currently championed the campaign against drug abuse, drug abusers exhibit some aberrant behaviour due to their reliance on drugs. They can be helped by Counsellor to overcome their problem. Counsellors are also required to provide drug abuse education to the adolescent in our secondary school and tertiary institutions. Drug abuse counseling is therefore recommended as an integral part of school curriculum; a method of management which focuses on specific problems arising from the abuse of drug.

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