The leader made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
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He said it was a menace which had become a “cankerworm”, vowing, however, that the state government was ready to tackle and fight it to a standstill.
The Vice President of PSN, Dr Daniel Orumwense, raised the alarm during the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists community awareness campaign on drug abuse, in Surulere, Lagos.
A statement by the Media Office of the President of the Senate said the Drug Control Bill seeks to clarify the mandate and strengthen the capacity of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to eradicate the illicit production, and trafficking of controlled substances.
Saraki who spoke when he received a delegation of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, led by its chair, Ruth Dreifuss, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, in Abuja, also noted that robust collaboration across borders has become imperative in order to win the war on criminal drug markets.
The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno STate, made the appeal while reading a communiqué at the end of their meeting in Kaduna on Thursday.
Speaking at the launch of Campaign Against Drug Abuse and Misuse held in Alimosho Local Government Secretariat on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Agboola Dabiri, said the issue of youth involvement in drugs and drug addiction is a global problem and deserves the attention of all stakeholders.
The upper legislative chamber also mandated its Committee on Health to ensure that the government gave the centres needed attention when established.
The plans, according to a statement from the Media Office of the President of the Senate, include formulating, developing and implementing national policies, strategies, programme and regulations relating to mental health and substance abuse aimed at arresting the rising incidence
Masari made this known in Katsina on Thursday during the distribution of empowerment materials to 2,500 women across the state.
The objective of the Roundtable, which will hold in Kano on Monday and Tuesday, is to bring together relevant stakeholders to discuss the drivers of drug abuse in Nigeria, identify the psycho-social and medical impact of the phenomenon, assess current responses, legislative gaps and opportunities for action
Emenike stated that male sexual arousal was a complex process that involves the brain, hormones, emotions, nerves, muscles and blood vessels.
“Erectile dysfunction can occur if there is a hitch in the body,” said the expert
The speaker made these remarks while addressing traditional rulers and stakeholders at the two-day workshop organized by Communities Empowerment Initiative in partnership with Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State to reduce Illicit drugs and promote peaceful coexistence
The theme for the celebration is: “A Message of Hope: Drug Use Disorders Are Preventable and Treatable