Examination of the Emerging Trends of Drug Abuse among Youths in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Abstract

Human race has experienced a sudden ascent in the quantities of drug users, especially among the young people. It is believed that drug use and abuse have turned out to be well known because of the simplicity of its circulation crosswise over national and household fringes and the accessibility of financing from individuals from varying backgrounds. This paper examines emerging trends of Drug abuse among youths in Nigeria. The paper makes use of secondary data mainly from newspapers, textbooks, magazines, scholarly articles, the UNs reports, among others, to explore emerging trends of drug abuse among youths in Nigeria. The paper concludes that Drug abuse is a universal problem and the trends have completely changed. Hence, the paper recommends that government should have a well- defined comprehensive and realistic policy on the control of drugs; and Public education should be targeted at the vulnerable segment of society, such as the older children, adolescent and young adults.