EPIDEMIOLOGY AND CONTROL OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN NIGERIA

CONTENTS Part 1: Some Basic Issues 1. Narcotics Trafficking, Abuse and Control in Nigeria by Erannibi E. O. Alemika 2. The Concepts of Alcohol Use, Abuse and Dependence by A. B. Mamman 3. Capitalism and Drugs: A Critique of Conventional Theories of Substance Abuse by Mohammad J. Kuna & Dr. T. M. Bande 4. Adolescent Pressures to Experiment with Drugs

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PERSPECTIVES ON DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND SOCIETY IN AFRICA, VOLUME 3, 2016

CONTENTS 1. Reducing HIV Prevalence Through Promoting and Sustaining Behaviour Change among People Who Inject Drugs (PWlDs) in Nigeria by Boniface Oguche, Udeme Peter-ljeh, Bede Eziefule 2. Perception of Causes and Treatment for Drug Use Disorder among Youths in Mmaku, Enugu State, Nigeria by Innocent Ahamefule Nwosu 3. Factors Affecting the Management of Substance Use Disorders: Evidence from Selected Service

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PERSPECTIVES ON DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND SOCIETY IN AFRICA, VOLUME 4, 2017

CONTENTS Chapter 1: Substance use and mood disorder among commercial drivers in Jos-Bukuru metropolis of Plateau State, Nigeria by Charles Nnaemeka Nwoga, Moses D. Audu, Suwa G. Goar, Francis J. Davou, Samuel J. Dakwak & Carmmius U. Ogba Chapter 2: Prevalence of drug use among internally displaced persons in Akwe lbom State. Nigeria by Nsidibe A. Usoro, Enwongo A. Okediji,

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA Proceeding of the Ninth Biennial International Conference on “Alcohol, Drugs and Society in Africa”

CONTENTS Chapter 1: Substance use and HIV/AIDS in Africa by Isidore S. Obot, Akan J. Ibanga & Andrew Zamani Chapter 2: ls there a causal relationship between alcohol and HIV? Implications for policy, practice and future research by Charles A. H. Parry, Jurgen Rehm & Neo K. Morojeie Chapter 3: Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of alcohol use disorders among HIV

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PERSPECTIVES ON DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND SOCIETY IN AFRICA, VOLUME 1

CONTENTS 1. General characteristics and alcohol concentration of some brands of beer brewed and bottled in Nigerian by L. A. D. Duru & V. O. Nwabisi 2. Alcoholism and labour loss estimation in Nigeria by A. O. Akerele 3. Drug use and beliefs in the Nigerian construction industry by Emmanuel Achuenu & Ochinya O. Ojiji 4. Social and health implications

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