The 21st century Nigeria has witnessed changing trends in the patterns of psychoactive
substance use with Tramadol HCl emerging as a candidate drug in the North-eastern region …

Abstract Cannabis sativa, Datura stramonium, Nicotiana tabacum, and Carica papaya are
plants that naturally grow in Nigeria. They are reportedly rich in neuroactive compounds that …

This study aimed to determine the pattern of cannabis and tobacco use among adolescent
students in Sokoto and measure antinutritional factors in the two drugs. Qualitative and …

Psychoactive substance use is characterized by the habitual use of substances that have
significant effects in altering the activities of neurotransmitters in certain regions of the brain …

This study has sought to examine the extent of substance abuse at schools in the Buffalo
Flats area of East London, South Africa, with relation to gender, age and grade of learners. A …

Abstract In Nigeria, about 14.3 million people use drugs without physician prescription and
approximately 30% of Nigerians suffer from mental illness, some of which is due to …

Substance abuse is a major public health challenge the world over. Adequate research
connection has not been fully established between peer pressure and social adjustment as …

The prevalence of drug and substance abuse in Nigeria is wide and an increasingly growing
problem. Research done recently in Nigeria indicated that 54.4% of the total sampled …

Background and Objectives:-Prevalence of substance abuse remains very high globally and
particularly in third world countries.-where people turn to cheap, equally potent and …

The northern region of Nigeria has been repeatedly reported to have a high intake of drugs
and hence the need to explicitly determine the pattern of abuse. Questionnaires were …