Pubdate: Wed, 05 Nov 2003
Source: This Day (Nigeria)
Copyright: 2003 This Day.
Contact:  http://www.thisdayonline.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2870
Author: Efem Nkanga

COMMISSIONER DECRIES USE OF DRUGS BY YOUTH

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Health, Dr Ededet Attih, has decried the 
use of hard drugs by youth in the state,describing the trend as negative.

Attih lamented the use of hard drugs by youth when the state commander of 
the Nigerian Drugs and Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mrs. Florence 
Archibong, paid him a courtesy visit in his office.

Attih, who described the use of hard drugs by the citizenry as a menace to 
the society called on the NDLEA to intensify efforts against the spread of 
hard drugs among youths.

He also advised for effective monitoring of drug trafficikers, saying use 
of hard drugs by the youths will destroy their future.

Mrs Archibong in her remarks, solicited for help from the health ministry, 
police and all stakeholders in the fight against hard drugs use and abuse.
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