Declare state of emergency on drug abuse – Ogun psychiatrist tells FG

A advisor psychiatrist astatine the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Dr Abayomi Oluseyi Olajide, has called connected the Federal Government to state a authorities of exigency connected substance maltreatment successful Nigeria.

Olajide made the telephone connected Wednesday successful Abeokuta during the Mental Health Awareness Walk Rally organised by the Association of Resident Doctors, Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, successful collaboration with Edijalo Health Services LTD to people the 2026 World Mental Health Day.

Speaking with DAILY POST, Olajide said 90 percent of furniture spaces successful psychiatric hospitals, some backstage and public, are presently occupied by patients with substance usage disorder.

He said the concern has go alarming, with secondary schoolhouse students, commercialized drivers and adjacent females progressively progressive successful cause abuse.

“When you locomotion into immoderate intelligence wellness facility, 90 percent occupancy of furniture spaces is from substance usage disorder. When you look astatine secondary schoolhouse students, by the clip they get to JSS3, SS1, the level of usage is high,” helium said.

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