ArticleAfrican health sciences2021
New trend of drugs abused by secondary school students in Nigeria.
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- Unveiling patterns: A cross-sectional analysis of drug prevalence among secondary school students in Douala, Cameroon.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and associated factors of non-medical use of prescription drugs among adolescents in secondary schools in Buea, Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt appears that there is a new trend in the types of drugs abused by secondary school students in Nigeria that makes it difficult to identify current drug abusers.
objectivesThis study was conducted to reveal the trends with regards to the types of drugs abused by these students in the country.
methodsThis is an online and desktop review of published articles about the types of drugs abused by secondary school students during the period that spanned from 2010-2020.
resultsIn all, 17 research reports were identified as having data on the types of drugs abused by secondary students in the Nigeria. It was found that 18 different drugs were empirically identified as being abused by secondary school students in 9 different states of Nigeria. The observed trend is that alcohol, cannabis, tobacco and cigarettes are the most abused drugs, while drugs that were least abused were cocaine, caffeine, glue, heroine, energy drinks, miraa, rohypnol and tramadol.
conclusionIt was concluded that studies of drug abuse by secondary school students in Nigeria are not yet robust enough to reveal the types of drugs that are currently being abused.
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