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Parenting and other potential protective factors associated with polysubstance use among public school students in Lagos, Nigeria
A publication on risk and protective factors for substance use among youth attending public schools in Lagos state, Nigeria to guide evidence-based substance use prevention interventions. DOI: 10.1002/ijop.13122
Sports Betting and Depression among Youths in the SouthSouth Region of Nigeria
BACKGROUND: It has been noted that those addicted to gambling are at a high risk of developing mental health problems such as depression.
AIMS: This study was designed to determine the effect of participating in sports betting on...
The driving factors facilitating non-medical use of tramadol: a qualitative study of Nigerian youths
Abstract
Background: The paper explores the opinions of Nigerian youth regarding their reasons behind the use of tramadol for non-medical purposes and learns their preferences in choosing tramadol. Methods: We conducted In-depth...
Predictors of substance use disorder symptoms among women in Katsina State, Nigeria
A publication on predictors of substance use disorder symptoms among women in Katsina State, Nigeria.
Determinants of cigarette smoking and smoking frequency among women of reproductive age in Nigeria: evidence from a nationwide cross-sectional survey
Background
In the entire world, smoking is a major contributor to preventable deaths and years of life with a disability. Nevertheless, little is known about the factors that influence women's smoking habits. This study evaluated the...
Irregular Migration, Drug Use and Drug Trafficking in Sub-Saharan Africa; Libya and Nigeria
Abstract
Background: This study examined the context of drug use and trafficking in irregular migration among identified Nigerian-returned migrants from Libyan detention centers in the transit or destination along the Mediterranean...
Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises: Settings in need of care for a comprehensive drug use prevention in Nigeria
Accreditation of Study Programs on Addictions in Nigerian Universities: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Need for Advocacy
INTRODUCTION:
Access to drug treatment services in Nigeria remains low due to a severe shortage in the drug treatment workforce. Plans are underway to address the workforce shortage by introducing drug addiction training programs in...
Implementing and Evaluating the UPC to Promote Capacity Building among Drug Demand Reduction Practitioners in Nigeria: Lessons Learned and Future Directions
BACKGROUND
There has been a growing need to improve the knowledge and skills of addiction practitioners worldwide. The development of the Universal Prevention Curriculum (UPC) is one effort to address these needs. This paper is the first...
Developing Curriculum for the Training of Non-Specialist in Addiction Studies in Nigerian Universities: The Journey of Nigerian ICUDDR Team
BACKGROUND
This article describes the need to develop a workforce to address the public health burden of drug use in Nigeria. Central to workforce development is the development and implementation of a substance use curriculum.
AIMS
...The Prevalence of Drug Use and Illicit Trafficking: A Descriptive Cross Sectional Study of Irregular Migrant Returnees in Nigeria
The prevalence of drug use and illicit trafficking: A descriptive cross sectional study of irregular migrant returnees in Nigeria
Ikenna Daniel Molobe (a , b) Oluwakemi Ololade Odukoya (b , c)
a) Unified Initiative for a Drug Free
...Nigerian medical students' opinions about individuals who use and abuse psychoactive substances
Drug treatment presentations at a treatment centre in southern Nigeria (2015–2018): Findings and implications for policy and practice
UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics Volume LXII, 2019- Drugs in the Nigerian Population
The present issue of the Bulletin (vol. LXII, 2019), whose guest editor is Isidore Obot, professor of Psychology, University of Uyo, and Director of the Centre for Research and Information on Substance Abuse, Uyo, Nigeria, is focused on the...
Access to Drug Treatment Services in Nigeria: The Challenge of Addiction Workforce
Presentation by Drs. Chia Francis and Mashika Esther
This webinar will illuminate the level of drug use in Nigeria, efforts made so far to address access to drug abuse treatment services in Nigeria, and details of a study regarding...
Attitudes towards Cough Syrup Abuse: A Study of Adolescents in Southwest, Nigeria
One area of substance misuse among adolescents that is currently a problem, and has not been fully understood in the Nigerian context is the attitudes of adolescents towards cough syrup abuse. Thus, to inform policy actions for reducing...
IRREGULAR MIGRATION WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING AS A RESULT OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND LACK OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AMONG NIGERIAN YOUTHS: AN ASSESSMENT OF IDENTIFIED MIGRANT RETURNEES IN NIGERIA
IRREGULAR MIGRATION WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING AS A RESULT OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND LACK OF ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS AMONG NIGERIAN YOUTHS: AN ASSESSMENT OF IDENTIFIED MIGRANT RETURNEES IN NIGERIA
Molobe Ikenna Daniel
Unified Initiative for a...
Substance Use among Pregnant Women in Nigeria
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
This study sought to determine the prevalence, patterns and feasibility of screening for psychoactive substance use among pregnant women in an antenatal clinic in Nigeria. It also aimed to determine the...
NIDA International SPR Poster Session: Workplace Violence and Its Association with Psychoactive Substance-Related Disorders Among Health Workers in a Tertiary Health Care Setting in Nigeria
This abstract was presented at the 2018 Society for Prevention Research Annual Meeting which was held May 29 – June 1, 2018 in Washington, DC, US.
Champion Seun-fadipe Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex
Femi Fatoye ...
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