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NDLEA Reacts To Youths’ Abuse Of Pentazocine Injection In Borno

NDLEA Reacts To Youths’ Abuse Of Pentazocine Injection In

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its attention has been drawn to the “high abuse of pentazocine injection among youths in Borno State.”

Joseph Icha, the Commandant of the agency in Borno, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Friday.

Pentazocine is used to treat moderate to severe pain in adults and children who are at least 12 years old. It is also used as part of anaesthesia for surgery.

Icha, therefore, said pentazocine injection is recommended for medical purposes but youths tend to abuse it by injecting themselves.

He further explained that the use of the injection had become rampant among youths, causing great concern.

He added that “users of pentazocine injection are sometimes unable to buy syringes used for the injection. Most of them will be sharing syringes and when they continue to do so, they are opening up the possibility of spreading other diseases such as HIV/AIDS.”

According to him, the NDLEA had arrested 113 persons for various drug offences in the first quarter of 2022, noting that the abuse of substances by youths in the state had contributed to the crime rate and other anti-social acts, noting that the agency is collaborating with the Nigerian Military, Police and other security agencies to combat drug abuse and trafficking.

“When we go for raids in some of the hot spots, we invite the Nigerian Army and the Military police. The raids are always successful when we go with them and it has really helped in the drug abuse war in the state.”

He also summoned stakeholders to assist the agency in the fight against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the state and country at large. 

 

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