{"id":2510,"date":"2024-09-12T06:35:27","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T06:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=2510"},"modified":"2024-09-12T06:35:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T06:35:50","slug":"health-talk-impact-and-psycho-social-implications-of-drug-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2024\/09\/12\/health-talk-impact-and-psycho-social-implications-of-drug-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"HEALTH TALK: Impact And Psycho-Social Implications Of Drug Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Drug abuse or dependence is defined as a state of psychological or physical dependence on a drug, following the administration of the drug on a periodic, continuous basis (WHO 2015).<\/p>\n<p>Drug abuse constitutes the use of any substance under international control, outside therapeutic indications, at an excessive dose level, or over an unjustified period (Tupper, 2012).<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>People who indulge in drug abuse cannot be regarded as healthy and developed since abusers lose their potential to this activity. The consequences of drug abuse are multifarious and range from untimely deaths to suicides, road accidents, violent crimes, laziness, mediocrity, and subsequent impoverishment, which most of the time lead to broken homes, shattered dreams, wasted potential power as the abusers struggle to sustain the habit, and subsequently become burdens to themselves, their families, and society at large.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, young people who are supposed to shoulder Nigeria\u2019s future development in terms of socio-economic aspects are constant promoters of this anti-social activity of drug abuse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"autors-widget\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"autors-container-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Historically, drug abuse in Nigeria dates back to the pre-colonial era, when men moved from being gardeners to farmers, cultivating intoxicants such as wine, strong tobacco and other hard substances.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Illicit drugs, as we know them today, are not of Nigerian origin; they were introduced by World War II veterans who fought in Malaysia and Burma. After the war, they returned with concealed packets of cannabis souvenirs. It was with this introduction that illegal cultivation of cannabis started across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Types of drugs\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alcohol<\/p>\n<p>Amphetamine<\/p>\n<p>Caffeine<\/p>\n<p>Cannabis<\/p>\n<article id=\"the-post\" class=\"container-wrapper post-content tie-standard\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p>Cocaine<\/p>\n<p>Hallucinogens<\/p>\n<p>Inhalants<\/p>\n<p>Nicotine<\/p>\n<p>Opiates<\/p>\n<p>Sedatives, hypnotics or anti-anxiety drugs<\/p>\n<p>Heroin<\/p>\n<p><strong>When drugs become harmful<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Disability in the area of functioning<\/p>\n<p>Failure to meet responsibilities<\/p>\n<p>Health issues like mental illness<\/p>\n<p>Impaired control\/judgement<\/p>\n<p>Risky use of the drug<\/p>\n<p>Social issues (i.e., poor interpersonal relationships)<\/p>\n<p>Poor academic performance<\/p>\n<p>Neglect of personal hygiene<\/p>\n<p>Irresponsible behaviour<\/p>\n<p>Substance use disorder<\/p>\n<p>The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th edition) recognises substance-related disorders resulting from the use of 10 separate drugs, which include:<\/p>\n<p>Alcohol, Caffeine, Cannabis, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Opioids, sedatives, Hypnotics or Anxiolytics, Stimulants, including Amphetamine, Cocaine and Tobacco.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effects of drug abuse on academic performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Article published by Dr Suleiman Tajudeen, Head, Clinical Psychology, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos. Services rendered include Psychometric services, Mental health and Drug Counselling services, Family and Marital Counselling services and Educational\/Psychological consulting services. For consultation. You can reach him on:08034024457.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drug abuse or dependence is defined as a state of psychological or physical dependence on a drug, following the administration of the drug on a periodic, continuous basis (WHO 2015). 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