To tackle drug abuse among youths, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is set to launch four different publications on important policies and guidelines for controlled medicines and drug dependence treatment.
A statement signed by Dr. Abubakar Jimoh, Director, Special Duties, NAFDAC, said that the publication will be launched next week in Abuja by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole and the NAFDAC Boss Prof. Moji Christianah Adeyeye under the auspices of UNODC.
The statement further said the publications were developed jointly by UNODC, Federal Ministry of Health and National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
The publications are National policy for Controlled Medicines, National Minimum Standards for Drug Dependence Treatment in Nigeria and National Guidelines on Quantification of Narcotics for Medical and Scientific Purposes.
The fourth one is National Guidelines for the Estimation of Psychotropic Substances and Precursors, the statement said.
It described the move as a decisive one to combat the hydra-headed problem of drug dependence among millions of Nigerian youths and widespread incidence of drug induced criminality and violence in the country.
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Source: Daily Independent
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