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Drug Abuse in Northern Nigeria

NDLEA raises alarm as drug abuse among women surges

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has expressed concern as drug abuse among women continues to surge. According to...

Pandemic baby: Meet one-month-old baby born of a drug addict mother in Abuja

Chidebere Afoaku, 31-year-old crack cocaine and heroin addict, was looking for a quick fix as she swaddled her four-day-old...
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How Drug Addiction Threatens A Generation Of Northern Women (Part 2)

Today is June 26, the day declared by the United Nations as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and...

How Drug Addiction Threatens A Generation Of Northern Women (Part 1)

She looked cheerful but shy and carried her lean frame gingerly as if afraid she might fall down any minute. Her cheeks were slightly sunken, making her cheekbones prominent. She clutched a fairly weathered handbag. Her open neck Ankara blouse revealed sharp shoulder blades, a sign that she was not feeding well.
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Drug Abuse: Nigeria sitting on gun powder, says NDLEA boss

    Muhammed Idris, Sokoto State Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says Nigeria is heading towards a...

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