{"title":"Curbing the menace of substance abuse among youths in Nigeria: A call to action","authors":"Wilson Sadoh, Vivian Omuemu","doi":"10.4314/jmbr.v23i1.1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Substance abuse has reached epidemic proportions affecting between 20 and 40 percent of youths in Nigeria. It is a public health concern that threatens the health, well-being, and future of our young generation. The alarming rise in substance abuse among youths has far-reaching and devastating consequences. This editorial highlights the commonly abused drugs, the root causes and the multifaceted approach for addressing substance abuse in Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":516875,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research","volume":"136 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4314/jmbr.v23i1.1","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Substance abuse has reached epidemic proportions affecting between 20 and 40 percent of youths in Nigeria. It is a public health concern that threatens the health, well-being, and future of our young generation. The alarming rise in substance abuse among youths has far-reaching and devastating consequences. This editorial highlights the commonly abused drugs, the root causes and the multifaceted approach for addressing substance abuse in Nigeria.