Drug Abuse: 3m bottles of codeine consumed daily in North— Senate
The Senate yesterday raised the alarm that the 19 northern states of
the federation were seriously threatened by drug abuse, claiming that
more than three million bottles of codeine syrup were consumed daily in
the states of Kano and Jigawa.
It was revealed that through the 19 states, women, girls in tertiary institutions, working class ladies, married women, unemployed people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency, among others, were involved in drug abuse and that in 2015 only more than 2,205 people were arrested in the Northwest geopolitical zone by the National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on drug-related abuses.Consequently, the Senate ordered its Joint Committee on Drugs and Narcotic Drugs and Health to investigate the growing threat of cough and other prescriptive drug abuse and report to the Senate on legislative interventions needed to combat the trend. Senators emphasized that high school students regularly consume cough syrups. The Upper House also called on the Federal Government to partner with stakeholders, states, local governments, traditional rulers, the Nigerian Pharmacists Council and NGOs to create a holistic framework to combat this category of drug abuse , especially in the North. Resolutions The Senate resolutions, The Need to Control the Growing Threat of Drug Abuse among Young People, Especially in Northern Nigeria, were followed by a motion by Senator Baba Garbai (APC, Central Borno), co-sponsored by 37 senators . The Senate also ordered the Ministry of Health to provide rehabilitation centers or clinics where victims of drug abuse would be rehabilitated where necessary and urged the National Food and Drug Administration and Control Agency (NAFDAC) to undertake a vigorous raising awareness about the dangers of drug abuse and steps to achieve successful rehabilitation for people with addiction. In his speech, Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, who chaired, said the Senate will take steps to reduce the growing threat. He also promised that the Senate will strengthen the NDLEA Act to make the court very effective. Saraki said: "I want to congratulate lawmakers on their contributions, and this is becoming a big problem for the country." Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet with pharmacists, and we need to amend the NDLEA Act to reflect current realities. " , we are giving hope to all parents in Nigeria that we are committed to addressing the problem of drug abuse in all parts of the country, especially in the North. "
It was revealed that through the 19 states, women, girls in tertiary institutions, working class ladies, married women, unemployed people displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency, among others, were involved in drug abuse and that in 2015 only more than 2,205 people were arrested in the Northwest geopolitical zone by the National Drug Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on drug-related abuses.Consequently, the Senate ordered its Joint Committee on Drugs and Narcotic Drugs and Health to investigate the growing threat of cough and other prescriptive drug abuse and report to the Senate on legislative interventions needed to combat the trend. Senators emphasized that high school students regularly consume cough syrups. The Upper House also called on the Federal Government to partner with stakeholders, states, local governments, traditional rulers, the Nigerian Pharmacists Council and NGOs to create a holistic framework to combat this category of drug abuse , especially in the North. Resolutions The Senate resolutions, The Need to Control the Growing Threat of Drug Abuse among Young People, Especially in Northern Nigeria, were followed by a motion by Senator Baba Garbai (APC, Central Borno), co-sponsored by 37 senators . The Senate also ordered the Ministry of Health to provide rehabilitation centers or clinics where victims of drug abuse would be rehabilitated where necessary and urged the National Food and Drug Administration and Control Agency (NAFDAC) to undertake a vigorous raising awareness about the dangers of drug abuse and steps to achieve successful rehabilitation for people with addiction. In his speech, Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, who chaired, said the Senate will take steps to reduce the growing threat. He also promised that the Senate will strengthen the NDLEA Act to make the court very effective. Saraki said: "I want to congratulate lawmakers on their contributions, and this is becoming a big problem for the country." Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet with pharmacists, and we need to amend the NDLEA Act to reflect current realities. " , we are giving hope to all parents in Nigeria that we are committed to addressing the problem of drug abuse in all parts of the country, especially in the North. "
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