By Haruna Salami
The Executive Secretary, National Association of Nigeria Drug Monitoring (NANDROM) Dr. Christabel Okoye has blamed the riding cases of drugs abuse among the youth on the failure of parents to perform their required roles in their families.
Dr. Christabel Okoye who runs a drug rehabilitation and detoxification centre said she has become passionate about how teenagers are indulged in drug abuse, causing them to be unproductive to the family and to the society at Large.
Speaking with some journalists at the National Assembly Wednesday, Dr. Okoye said the ugly situation is on the increased on daily basis whereby pupils of primary school age are said to be part of the menace.
She said she is partnering with the National Assembly, particularly the committees on drugs and narcotics of both the House of Representatives and the Senate to come up with a legislation to control drug abuse in the country.
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