Introduction The World Health Organization has long recognized that problems relating to excessive consumption of alcohol constitute one of the world’s major public health challenges. Alcohol consumption is increasing and is causing concern all over the world. In developing countries, the evolving trend is for multinational corporations to brittle, distribute and market western-style drinks. The astronomical increase in the number
Chapter 9 – THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL ABUSE IN NIGERIA by Isidore Silas Obot
Introduction Less attention has been paid to the use and abuse of licit substances (eg. alcohol and tobacco) in Nigeria than to the less familiar, often frightening, illicit drugs. Early studies of drug abuse were primarily on the effect of cannabis (Indian hemp) on mental health. Today, activities in the arena of drug abuse control have, to a great extent,
Chapter 8 – DRUGS AND SPORTS by Olatunde O. A. Makanju
Introduction The use of drugs in sport can be treated under Four headings namely; (a) therapeutic usage in the treatment of ailments, (b) usage for performance continuation purposes when athletes are incapacitated by injuries, (c) social or recreational use and (d) usage for performance enhancement purposes. When we talk about abusage of drugs in sport, we are mainly concerned with
Chapter 7 – NITRITE CONTENT IN BEER by Juliet Egbunike and A. B. Mamman
Introduction Food is another source of nitrite due to technological process (smoking) to preparation (frying) or to bacterial induction (in fish). It is for these reasons that nitrites are used in food factories for its antimicrobial preservative and favouring effect as a food additive for several fish, meat, and cheese products.‘ Nitrite salt used to cure meats has several historical
Chapter 6 – SUPPLY OF ALCOHOL: A MAJOR DETERMINANT OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND ABUSE by A. O. Akerele
Introduction Nigeria, for a long time now, has been witnessing a sharp rise in incidence of alcohol abuse. While a lot of attention is being directed towards the elimination and prevention of drug abuse generally, very little effort is made at addressing the issue of alcohol abuse. Could it be that the issue borders on lack of recognition of alcohol
Chapter 5 – UNDERSTANDING THE NIGERIAN DRUG PROBLEM: A METHODOLOGICAL NOTE by E. O. Olumodeji
Introduction From the early beginning of remedial social legislation against the Nigerian drug problem, an elaborate framework backed up by strict surveillance has developed. The law courts and tribunals, the police and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have been playing their roles in stemming the tide of the problem without corresponding success. Strict vigilance is mounted at various
Chapter 4 – ADOLESCENT PRESSURES TO EXPERIMENT WITH DRUGS AND SEX by A.K.I. Ibanga and A. Zwandor
Introduction Alcohol and substance abuse in adolescence has been highlighted in several studies.“ Also brought to the fore in different researches has been the sexual habits of this population.” This studies have found the desire to engage in such behaviors to be associated with a number of factors including unhappy and poor background culminating in defective personality development; the pressure
Chapter 3 – CAPITALISM AND DRUGS: A CRITIQUE OF CONVENTIONAL THEORIES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE by Mohammed J. Kuna and T. M. Bande
Introduction Conventional theories focus on individual pathology and/or anomie conditions as the most crucial casual factors in drug use and abuse. This, the paper argues is mistaken. For the focus dismisses the relationship between natural and synthetic substances, as well as the processes of the transformation of one into the other. Serious issues – the changing adaptive mechanisms of man,
Chapter 2 – THE CONCEPTS OF ALCOHOL USE, ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE by A.B. Mamman
Introduction Alcohol related problems have become an increasing cause of concern the world over. Data drawn from a variety of studies indicate that the growth in the consumption of alcohol in some African countries has been much more rapid than in most other countries of the world. The world Health Organisation (WHO) believes that this situation is likely to generate
Chapter 1 – NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING ABUSE AND CONTROL IN NIGERIA By Etannibi E.O. Alemika
Introduction During the past three decades, a majority of nations in the world witnessed tremendous problems and/or panic with regards to the phenomenon of narcotic abuse. In Western Europe, drug use and addiction “are perceived to rank among the most important social problems”, and the trends of abuse/dependency are alarming.’ The successive administrations in the United States view drug abuse