Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Nigeria, EU and UNODC release first-ever National Drug Use Survey

Nigeria, EU and UNODC release first-ever National Drug Use Survey

Nigeria, EU and UNODC release first-ever National Drug Use Survey; Photo: UNODC

Abuja, Nigeria, 29 January 2019 - The number of drug users in Nigeria is estimated at 14.4 per cent or 14.3 million people aged between 15 and 64 years according to the results of the National Drug Use Survey released today in Abuja.  The data suggests that the prevalence of past year drug use in Nigeria is more than twice the global average of 5.6 per cent.


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