Introduction Sophistication seems to affect every aspect of life: housing, clothing, feeding and even the types of drugs kept or used by families. The baby box/tray called “ajogba” in the Yoruba speaking parts of Nigeria is a common object in homes of young, couples. The newly wed in some areas have it as one of the wedding presents and the

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Introduction Asuni’s report based on the data from the Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, noted the gradual increase in the number of psychiatric cases with alcoholic problem. Over 60% of his cases were above the age of thirty. Similarly, in hs own study of the alcoholics admitted to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, over a ten year period. Odejide noticed that

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Introduction The consumption of alcohol has been a problem for thousands of years. According to a recent edition of a leading American textbook of medicine approximately ninety percent of the adult population of the United States have drunk alcohol at least once in their lifetime. Forty to fifty percent of men have had temporary alcohol-induced problems. Ten percent of the

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Introduction Chemical substances that alter mood and behaviour have been known and used by man since ancient times. Earlier studies in Nigeria,“ have shown that the main drugs abused in Nigeria are alcohol, cannabis and amphetamine. In recent times however, the abuse of “hard” drugs especially heroin and cocaine have been reported. The study of alcoholism or alcohol related disabilities

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Introduction The use of drugs and other pharmacologically active substances for recreational, medical and social purposes probably dates back to the times of our forefathers. In the past the choice of such substances was limited to those most easily available locally e.g. kolanut, tobacco, alcohol etc. But in present tlay societies, youths and adults use and abuse various types of

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Introduction Drug abuse research, particularly those concerned with alcohol abuse have generally been stepped up in Nigeria reflecting the increasing trend in use and misuse of this substance. An interesting aspect of these researches is their focus on young people.“ These studies especially as in the case of Onwuzurikez and Mbosowo have found that the use of alcohol among undergraduates

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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